SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS – Our History
“Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts” is a Hong-Kong based company and Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group . They are regarded as one of the world's finest hotel ownership and management companies . Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is the trade name of Shangri-La Asia Limited management arm.
The Kuok Group has a major equity holding in Shangri-La Asia , which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange . Established by Robert Kuok , the Kuok group is a diversified and dynamic business conglomerate with its origins in Malaysia . The group’s business operations span a range of activities and a number of countries. In addition to hotels, the group’s portfolio also includes commodity trading, real estate, beverages, logistics, newspaper publishing, shipping, edible oil refining and plantations.
Shangri-La’s tradition of service excellence began in 1971 with the opening of the first Shangri-La hotel, in Singapore . The hotel’s 15 acres of landscaped gardens, beautifully appointed guest rooms and gracious Asian style set a new standard for hotel excellence, which to this day continues to guide the group’s design features.
Today, the group comprises over 100 hotels and resorts in key locations in Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and the Middle East . The Shangri-La group has a room inventory of over 40,000. In addition, new hotels are under development in Australia, Bahrain, mainland China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
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