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| Public company | |
| Traded as | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a Hong Kong-based multinational hospitality company. Founded by a Malaysian, Robert Kuok in 1971, the company has over 95 hotels and resorts with over 38,000 rooms in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia.
Shangri-La has 5 brands across different market segments including Shangri-La Hotels, Shangri-La Resorts, Traders Hotels, Kerry Hotels and Hotel Jen. The five-star luxury lodgings of the chain can be found across Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Oceania and Europe.
The first hotel of the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Group was the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, opened in 1971. The name derives from the mythical place Shangri-La, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.