Shangri-La Escapes Cater to Travel Passions
HONG KONG - March 15, 2011 - /PRNewswire-Asia/ - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts launches Shangri-La Escapes, a collection of specially created packages from select hotels and resorts throughout the world. Designed with travellers' passions in mind and aiming to offer the very best of Shangri-La hospitality, Shangri-La Escapes have been crafted to please the shopaholic, the gourmand, the spa junkie, the nature lover, and the culture vulture. The packages include VIP services at Shangri-La restaurants, spas and nature reserves or special touring opportunities to unlock exclusive insider access to a destination.
Travellers can explore nature on a private island in the Maldives, in the jungles of Borneo, off the coast of Cebu or with the pandas of Sichuan. Adventures of the palette await in a few of the world's most culinary-obsessed cities: Hong Kong, Beijing, and Guangzhou. Amateur historians can marvel at the cultural sites of Chiang Mai and Guilin. Fashionistas and the design cognoscenti can hunt for treasures and bargains in Bangkok and Shanghai. And those looking for a relaxing spa retreat can embark upon CHI journeys in Borneo and Penang.
Notable Shangri-La Escapes include:
- A private tour of Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong's Restaurant Petrus kitchens with Chef Chabbert and a personalised tasting menu with wine pairings
- A tailor-made shopping excursion in Shanghai created and guided by a member of Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai's concierge team
- A visit to a Sichuan giant panda sanctuary and a private audience with Xiang Xiang, Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu's adopted panda
Visit www.shangri-la.com/en/corporate/press/shangrilaescapes to see all Shangri-La Escape packages.
- Take a private tour of the Michelin-starred kitchens of Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong's Petrus http://www.shangintranet.com/guest/PhotoLib.asp?hphotono=5737
- Meet the orang utans of Borneo at Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort http://www.shangintranet.com/guest/PhotoLib.asp?hphotono=3117
- Indulge in a spa getaway to Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa in Penang http://www.shangintranet.com/guest/PhotoLib.asp?hphotono=4029
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world's premier hotel companies, currently owns and/or manages 71 hotels under the Shangri-La, Kerry and Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 30,000. Over almost four decades the group has established its brand hallmark of 'hospitality from the heart.' The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in Canada, mainland China, India, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.
PRESS CONTACT:
Eva Lui
Public Relations Manager
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Tel: +852-2599-3307
Fax: +852-2599-3000
Email: eva.lui@shangri-la.com
Website: www.shangri-la.com
For digitised images of the group's hotels, please go to www.shangri-la.com/imagelibrary
SOURCE Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts




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