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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Adds Bonus Options to its Signature Events

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
2010-06-18 14:31 805

HONG KONG, June 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts adds Bonus Options to its Signature Events programme as of 1 July 2010. This corporate meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) initiative was designed to deliver one streamlined, efficient and user-friendly package. Taking into consideration changing market needs, the enhanced offer will provide an even wider choice and greater flexibility of key benefits important to meeting planners.

For bookings of 25 - 39 guestrooms the meeting organiser can select three Bonus Options from the following:

-- One complimentary guestroom upgrade for the event organiser

-- One complimentary round-trip airport transfer

-- Complimentary usage of an LCD projector with two wireless microphones

-- Complimentary coffee, tea and soft drinks throughout the event for up

to 40 people

-- A 15 per cent reduction on the hire of in-house audio-visual equipment

-- A 25 per cent reduction on all business centre services

For bookings of 40 or more guestrooms, the meeting organiser can choose a total of four Bonus Options from the above and the following services:

-- Up to two complimentary guestrooms for the event organiser per event

-- Two complimentary round-trip airport transfers

-- One complimentary welcome cocktail with one-hour standard open bar

for up to 40 people

-- A 10 per cent credit on the next event booked at any Shangri-La or

Traders hotel or resort. (terms and conditions apply)

As part of the Signature Events initiative, Shangri-La pledges to produce written proposals within six working hours of receiving a request. Dedicated audio-visual technicians provide technical support throughout the meeting while designated event experts in all hotel departments work behind the scene to ensure impeccable preparation and a successful finish to the event. In addition, taking advantage of today's technology, meeting attendees can now book their rooms directly online via a dedicated web-booking engine and/or designated group code. As always, Shangri-La provides complimentary broadband internet access in all its guestrooms and function areas.

Signature Events is the result of an in-depth research project involving meeting planner focus groups and task forces made up of senior events managers and Shangri-La corporate executives from marketing, food and beverage, rooms and finance divisions. With over 130,000 square metres (over 1.4 million square feet) of total meeting space in its properties, Shangri-La offers more meeting capacity than any other Asia Pacific luxury hotel group.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, currently owns and/or manages 66 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 30,000. The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Qatar, Seychelles, Turkey and the United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at http://www.shangri-la.com .

Meeting setup at Putrajaya Shangri-La, Malaysia:

http://www.shangintranet.com/guest/PhotoLib.asp?hphotono=2372

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: http://www.shangri-la.com

For digitised pictures of the group's hotels, please go to http://www.shangri-la.com/imagelibrary .

Source: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
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