Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Chinese: 香格里拉酒店) is the trading entity of Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited,[2] a Hong Kong-based multinational hospitality company. Founded by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok in 1971, the company has over 100 luxury hotels and resorts with over 40,000 rooms in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia. The company's head office is in Kerry Centre (嘉里中心), Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.[2]

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
TypePublic company
IndustryHospitality
Founded23 April 1971 (1971-04-23)
FounderRobert Kuok
Headquarters
Hong Kong
Number of locations
101 (2019)
Area served
Worldwide, except Latin America and Caribbean
ProductsHotels, resorts
Revenue US$2.43 billion (2019)[1]
US$294.8 million (2019)[1]
US$169.7 million (2019)[1]
Total assets US$13.72 billion (2019)[1]
Total equity US$6.50 billion (2019)[1]
OwnerKerry Properties
Websitewww.shangri-la.com
Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited
Traditional Chinese香格里拉國際飯店管理有限公司
Simplified Chinese香格里拉国际饭店管理有限公司
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Chinese香格里拉酒店

Shangri-La has 5 brands across different market segments including Shangri-La Hotels, Shangri-La Resorts, Traders Hotels, Kerry Hotels and Hotel Jen.[3] The five-star luxury lodgings of the chain can be found across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Oceania and Europe.[4]

History

The first hotel of the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Group was the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, opened on 23 April 1971.[5] The name derives from the mythical place Shangri-La, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.[6]

Chairmen
  1. Robert Kuok (1971–1993)
  2. Pho Ba Quan (1993–1994)
  3. Richard Liu (1994–1997)
  4. Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (1997–2000)
  5. Alex Ye (2000–2003)
  6. Edward Kuok Khoon-loong (2003–2008)
  7. Kuok Khoon-ean (2008–2013)
  8. Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (2013–2017)
  9. Kuok Hui-kwong (2017– )

Companies

Hotels

Shangri-La has various hotels across the world. In Asia, it has a hotel in Cambodia, 14 in China, 4 in Hong Kong, 2 in India, 3 in Indonesia, 1 in Japan, 8 in Malaysia, 2 in Maldives, 1 in Mongolia, 2 in Myanmar, 6 in Philippines, 5 in Singapore, 2 in Sri Lanka, 2 in Taiwan and 2 in Thailand.

In Europe, it has 3 hotels spread across Paris, London and Istanbul.

In the Middle East, it has 2 hotels in Abu Dhabi, 1 in Bahrain, 1 in Doha, 1 in Jeddah, 1 in Dubai, 1 in Lebanon, 1 in Muscat and 1 in Oman.

In Africa, it has 2 hotels at Mauritius.

In the Americas, it has 2 hotels in Canada.

In Oceania, it has 3 hotels in Australia and 1 in the Fiji Islands.

See also

References
  1. "Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Annual report 2019-20" (PDF). Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Asia.
  2. "Luxury Hotels and Resorts | Official Site Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts". Retrieved 4 July 2018. [...]with an address of 28/F Kerry Centre, 683 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. - Address in Simplified Chinese: "香港鰂鱼涌英皇道683号嘉里中心28楼"
  3. "Hospitality Net - Shangri-La launches new brand: Hotel Jen - Rebrands existing Traders-branded hotels". Hospitality Net. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. Shangri-la.com. "Shangri-La Hotels". Shangri-la.com.
  5. "Information About Shangri-La Hotel Singapore". Shangri-La. 7 October 2021.
  6. "Shangri-La - Oman's romantic paradise". Times of Oman. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. "Shangri-La Asia Limited". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  8. "69:Hong Kong Stock Quote - Shangri-La Asia Ltd". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  9. "${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} Company Profile | Reuters.com". Reuters. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  10. "Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited: BKK:SHANG quotes & news - Google Finance". www.google.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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