Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts () is a multinational hospitality company. Founded in 1971 by tycoon

Robert Kuok Robert Kuok Hock Nien (; Hokchew: ''Guoh24 Houk5 Nieng55''; born 6 October 1923), is a Malaysian business magnate and investor. Since 1973, Kuok has lived in Hong Kong. According to '' Forbes'', his net worth is estimated at $12.6 billion as of ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

, the company now has over 100

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s and resorts with over 40,000 rooms in

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, the

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and Australia. Shangri-La has 4 brands across different market segments: Shangri-La, Traders Hotels, Kerry Hotels and Hotel Jen. The company's head office is in (嘉里中心),

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, Hong Kong.
Address in Simplified Chinese
"香港鰂鱼涌英皇道683号嘉里中心28楼" The current chairman is Kuok Hui-kwong.

History

The first hotel of the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Group was the

Shangri-La Hotel Singapore Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore is a five-star deluxe hotel located on Orange Grove Road, off Orchard Road, Singapore. Opened on 23 April 1971, the hotel is the first hotel of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. The hotel has 747 guestrooms and suites ...

, opened on 23 April 1971. The name derives from the mythical place

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, described in the 1933 novel ''

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'' by British author James Hilton. The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore was managed by

Westin Hotels & Resorts Westin Hotels & Resorts is an American upscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International. , the Westin Brand has 226 properties with 82,608 rooms in multiple countries in addition to 58 hotels with 15,741 rooms in the pipeline. History Wester ...

, until Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited was founded in 1979, and management of the Singapore Shangri-La was taken back over from Westin in 1984. However, it would not be until 1991 that Shangri-La assumed control of the rest of the hotels. This hotel has also become a prominent inter-governmental security

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known as the

Shangri-La Dialogue The IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) is a " Track One" inter-governmental security conference held annually in Singapore by an independent think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The dialogu ...

Senior Leadership

* ''Chairman and Executive Director:'' Kuok Hui-kwong (since January 2017) * ''Executive Director and Group CEO:'' Lim Beng Chee (since January 2017)

Former chairmen

(1984–1993) # Pho Ba Quan (1993–1994) # Richard Liu (1994–1997) # Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (1997–2000) # Alex Ye (2000–2003) # Edward Kuok Khoon-loong (2003–2008) # Kuok Khoon-ean (2008–2013) # Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (2013–2017); second term

Former chief executives

(1984–1993) # Pho Ba Quan (1993–1994) # Paul Bush (1994–1997) # Chye Kuok Khoon-ho (1997–2002) # Edward Kuok Khoon-loong (2008–2009) # Kuok Khoon-ean (2009–2013) # Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (2013–2017)

Companies

*Shangri-La Asia Limited is incorporated in

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with limited liability. It is primarily listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code 00069) with a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (stock code Shang Asia 2kHK$) and with

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traded as SHALY. Since 1997, Shangri-La Asia Limited has owned Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited. *Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad is incorporated in

with limited liability and is traded on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (stock code 5517). *Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited is incorporated in

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with limited liability and is traded on the

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(stock code SHANG).

Hotels

As of March 2022, Shangri-La owns, operates, or manages 100 hotels in 77 destinations.

Breakdown by brand

Breakdown by geography

Africa

* Mauritius: 2

Asia

* Mainland China: 56 * Malaysia: 8 * Philippines: 6 * Singapore: 5 * Hong Kong: 4 * Indonesia: 3 * India: 2 * Myanmar: 2 * Sri-Lanka: 2 * Taiwan: 2 * Thailand: 2 * Cambodia: 1 * Japan: 1 * Maldives: 1 * Mongolia: 1 * Turkey: 1 Pakistan: 1

Middle East

* United Arab Emirates: 3 * Oman: 2 * Bahrain: 1 * Saudi Arabia: 1

Europe

* France: 1 * United Kingdom: 1 * Turkey: 1

Americas

* Canada: 2

Oceania

* Australia: 3 * Fiji: 1

References

External links

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Investor Relations

Kerry Hotels

Traders Hotels

Traders Hotel Beijing
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