Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a multinational hospitality company, founded in 1971 by tycoon Robert Kuok and bearing the name of Shangri-La, a Far Eastern mythical land of contentment depicted in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon. It is a subsidiary of Kerry Properties, the company has over 100 luxury hotels and resorts with over 40,000 rooms in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Oceania.
Shangri-La has 4 brands across different market segments: Shangri-La, Traders Hotels, Kerry Hotels, and Hotel Jen.[2] The company's head office is in Kerry Centre (嘉里中心), Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.[3] 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, opened on 23 April 1971.[4] The name derives from the mythical place Shangri-La, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.[5]
The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore was managed by Westin Hotels & Resorts, 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.[6]
This hotel has also become the host to a prominent inter-governmental security conference known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.[7]
Corporate affairs
Subsidiaries
- Shangri-La Asia Limited is incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability.[8] 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 American Depositary Receipt traded as SHALY.[9] Since 1997, Shangri-La Asia Limited has owned Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited.
- Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad is incorporated in Malaysia with limited liability and is traded on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (stock code 5517).[10]
- Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited is incorporated in Thailand with limited liability and is traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (stock code SHANG).[11]
Properties
As of March 2022, Shangri-La owns, operates, or manages 100 hotels in 77 destinations:
Senior leadership
- Group Chairman: Kuok Hui-kwong (since January 2017)[12]
- Group CEO: Kuok Hui-kwong (since August 2025)[12]
Former chairmen
- 1) Robert Kuok (1984–1993)
- 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); second term
Former chief executives
- 1) Robert Kuok (1984–1993)
- 2) Pho Ba Quan (1993–1994)
- 3) Paul Bush (1994–1997)
- 4) Chye Kuok Khoon-ho (1997–2002)
- 5) Edward Kuok Khoon-loong (2008–2009)
- 6) Kuok Khoon-ean (2009–2013)
- 7) Beau Kuok Khoon-chen (2013–2017)
- 8) Lim Beng Chee (2017–2022)
See also
External links
References
- Annual report 2024 Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Shangri-La Group, retrieved 12 May 2025^
- Hospitality Net - Shangri-La launches new brand: Hotel Jen - Rebrands existing Traders-branded hotels Hospitality Net, retrieved 2016-02-10^
- - Address in Simplified Chinese : "香港鰂鱼涌英皇道683号嘉里中心28楼" Luxury Hotels and Resorts retrieved 2018-07-04^
- Information About Shangri-La Hotel Singapore Shangri-La, 7 October 2021, retrieved 7 October 2021^
- Shangri-La - Oman's romantic paradise Times of Oman, retrieved 2016-05-10^
- Shangri-La Group History retrieved 3 March 2022^
- IISS Shangri-La Dialogue IISS, retrieved 13 June 2022^
- Shangri-La Asia Limited Yahoo! Finance, retrieved 2016-05-10^
- 69:Hong Kong Stock Quote - Shangri-La Asia Ltd Bloomberg.com, retrieved 2016-05-10^
- Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd Reuters, retrieved 2016-05-10^
- Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited: BKK:SHANG quotes & news - Google Finance www.google.com, retrieved 2016-05-10^
- Shangri-La Asia appoints Kuok Hui Kwong, daughter of Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, as CEO CNA, 17 Jul 2025^