Shangri-La Hotel Group is in China

According to the statistics of 2004 published by Hotel magazine in July 2005, Shangri-La ranked 43rd, with 44 hotels and 265,438+0,442 rooms. Ranked 47th in 2003, with 4/kloc-0 hotels and 20227 rooms. Shangri-La 197 1 The first hotel in Asia opens. Shangri-La Asia Limited (stock code Ex69HK) is headquartered in Hong Kong, with two brands, namely, five-star Shangri-La and four-star business hotel, which are located in Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan Province Province, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. More than 20 new hotel projects are under preparation, mainly in Canada, China, India, Britain, Mongolia, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Qatar and Thailand.

197 1 year, the first shangri-la hotel was established in Singapore at a cost of 1 100 million ringgit.

1984, Shangri-La was listed as "China District".

1984, Shangri-La Hotel, the first hotel managed by Shangri-La in China, opened.

1986, Shangri-La Hotel, the first newly-built hotel in China, opened.

At the end of 2004, Changzhou and Fuzhou Shangri-La opened.

From 1984 to 2004, 17 hotels were opened in China in 20 years, of which 15 hotels were built by themselves, and 2 hotels were entrusted for management, with a total investment exceeding 10 billion US dollars. In mid-2004, 265,438+0% of the business came from Chinese mainland market. 58% of the hotel group "Golden Circle Club" members are located in Asia, of which 18% is registered in Chinese mainland.

On February 22, 2005, Hong Kong Kerry Construction Co., Ltd. said that it would invest in the construction of Shangri-La Hotel in Xiamen.

On March 24th, the five-star South China MALL Shangri-La Hotel Dongguan started construction, with more than 500 suites. This is the third city of Shangri-La Hotel in Guangdong after Shenzhen and Zhongshan.

On March 24th, Shangri-La held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new hotel in Wenzhou, which is expected to open in early 2008. This is the third hotel established by Shangri-La in Zhejiang. The first two hotels are Shangri-La Hotel in Hangzhou 1984 and Shangri-La Hotel in Ningbo, which are expected to open in 2007.

From April 1, Shangri-La cooperated with Cornell Network College to provide online distance training for company managers for the first time. The training program will provide Shangri-La Group with 3,000 online career development opportunities in the next five years.

On April 19, Shangri-La Hotel Fuzhou officially opened, invested and built by Kerry Group of Hong Kong, with an area of 36,800 square meters and 4 rooms14, with a total investment of 500 million yuan. This is the first 19 hotel of Shangri-La Hotels Group in Chinese mainland, and the first five-star hotel with an internationally renowned brand in Fuzhou.

On April 19, the Shangri-La Hotel in Hohhot, invested by Shangri-La, officially started construction, with a total investment of 65 million US dollars and a total area of over 70,000 square meters. It is expected to open at the end of 2007. The hotel has 373 rooms and 1 1 serviced apartments.

In April, Shangri-La launched a Chinese website and a Japanese website, which expanded its functions and services, and linked to a special page of CHI SPA Spa and destination information. The website of Chi Spa Center introduces the first luxury spa brand under Shangri-La Group, including its treatment concept, scene and so on. The most obvious therapeutic principle is based on five basic elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Visitors participating in the treatment can determine their personal element characteristics by answering a series of questions online, and then carry out hydrotherapy accordingly. The tourist destination information page is displayed on the hotel's website, including the weather forecast for the next five days. At the same time, you can also find rich information about local currency exchange, official language, time zone, measurement unit, voltage, plug type, telephone communication system and so on in the quick knowledge column. The new website is expected to increase the business volume by at least 29%.

On May 30th, Shangri-La said that she would open a five-star hotel in Changsha.

In June, Shangri-La assured all customers that the price of Shangri-La rooms offered by any other website would not be better than that offered by Shangri-La's own website. If the guest finds a lower online booking price within 24 hours after booking online, the hotel will offer a discount of 10% on the basis of the lowest price. The newly revised Shangri-La website has improved the content, added hotel navigation and some special functions. For example, the new online booking engine is equipped with photos and simulated tours, which makes it easier for subscribers to compare prices and room types, and can directly change information such as dates, prices and personal preferences online.

In June, Shangri-La announced its investment in the construction of Shangri-La Hotel in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia. It is expected to open at the end of 2007, which is the third hotel established by Shangri-La Group in Inner Mongolia.

In the first half of 2005, the business of all hotels increased, and the rate of return per room under the Group increased by 17- 18% compared with the same period in 2004.

July 14 Shangri-La Langfang Management Training Center opened its enrollment to the public for the first time in August 2005. Students who have received professional training in this hotel will have the opportunity to stay in the group. Students will have the opportunity to practice in Shangri-La hotels in China, Singapore and even Dubai. The training fee is about 1.2 to 1.5 million yuan. Graduates with high school education or above can register online through the website and enroll in the training courses of the center. Students will receive 12 weeks of systematic training.

In mid-July, Shangri-La announced the related party transaction of selling 5% equity of Shangri-La Ningbo Hotel for RMB 654.38+RMB 5200, and the buyer was the spouse of a director of a subsidiary of Shangri-La.

In July, the second phase project of Shangri-La Hotel Pudong opened, and the second phase expansion project cost about US$ 65.438+0.35 billion, making it the largest five-star hotel in China with nearly 654.38+0.000 rooms.

Since August, Shangri-La Hotel Management Training Center has openly enrolled students for the society. Graduates with high school education or above can register online through the website () and enroll in the training courses of the center. Students will receive 12 weeks of systematic training, including cooking, catering service, front office operation and room operation. The training center plans to openly enroll 60 students in August, 10. Shangri-La Hotels Group has 65,438+09 hotels in China, which will increase to 32 by 2007. At the same time, the number of employees will increase by about 9,000, of which 20% are management positions.

On August 23rd, Shangri-La announced the establishment of Shangri-La 2008 Committee, whose main functions include room control, house price guidance, room reservation, cooperation with domestic hotels, etc., to provide unified services for Shangri-La guests during the Olympic Games. In addition, it will be responsible for identifying various business opportunities before and after the Olympic Games. The Committee consists of three groups: public relations, guest rooms and business development. Shangri-La's four hotels in Beijing-Shangri-La Hotel Beijing, China World Hotel, Kerry Center Hotel and Guo Mao Hotel-have 3,000 employees who will provide services to tourists during the Olympic Games.

Shangri-La Group's profit in 2005 is expected to increase by 25%, mainly due to the increase in occupancy rate and rent. In the first half of 2005, the business of all hotels increased, and the rate of return per room under the Group increased by 17- 18% compared with the same period in 2004.

On September 1 day, Shangri-La Hotels Group moved its China headquarters from Beijing to Shanghai. The departments that moved to Shanghai include administrative departments such as human resources, and operational management departments such as business development, procurement and projects, while the public relations department of China District will remain in Beijing. After that, its vice president in charge of marketing will remain in the Beijing office, coordinating the sales work of three offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and the communication between hotels at home and abroad. Shangri-La has arranged for four group vice presidents to be based in Shanghai, which is extremely rare in China's expanding international hotel industry.

On September 5th, Shangri-La revealed plans to add four more hotels in Shanghai, including three in Pudong and Puxi 1. On the basis of 19 hotels in the mainland, it is planned to develop 10 Shangri-La brand hotels in Xi, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu.

On September 13, the relevant personnel of Shangri-La Headquarters in Hong Kong signed an agreement with Nanjing Dingshan Hotel to terminate the cooperation, and all Shangri-La employees working in Dingshan Shangri-La have been evacuated. The period from signing the termination contract to 5438+00 at the end of June is a buffer period for both parties. Dingshan Hotel must change the front door, no longer use Shangri-La logo, and no longer have envelopes and documents printed with Shangri-La logo. From June 1 65438+1October1,there is no relationship between the two parties. Shangri-La, Dingshan is the only Shangri-La hotel in China that only manages and does not invest. The reason for the breakup is that the management fee payable by Dingshan Hotel is in arrears for a long time, and the hotel performance is not outstanding. Shangri-La's repeated requests for adding fire-fighting facilities to Dingshan Hotel were rejected.

From 2005 to 2008, Shangri-La is planned to open in China 14 hotels, 2 resort hotels, 4 business hotels, 14 hotels * * * 6,425 rooms, with an average of 459 rooms per room. In other words, in the next four years, Shangri-La's hotel development in China will exceed the previous 20 years. According to the average investment of 8,000 US dollars per hotel in Shangri-La, 14 hotels is165438+200 million US dollars. There are 26 hotels under construction in Shangri-La, 20 of which are in China, accounting for 77%. Shangri-La's hotels in Chinese mainland have accounted for nearly 40% of the total number of the group. Has begun to transfer to domestic second-tier cities. Except for three hotels in Beijing, Shangri-La joint venture hotels all hold more than 90% of the shares. Shangri-La has nearly ten thousand employees in China.

In 2005, there were 789 rooms in Fuzhou and Pudong, Shanghai.

In 2006, there were 778 rooms in Haikou and Xi.

In 2007, it is planned to invest 400 million US dollars to open 9 rooms in 9 cities including Guangzhou, Baotou, Chengdu, Beijing, Guilin, Ningbo, Qingdao, Dongguan and Shenzhen.

At the end of 2007, Shangri-La Hotel Hohhot opened, with 373 rooms, 1 1 serviced apartment.

In 2008, there were 1 rooms in Shanghai.

Before 20 10, the number of Shangri-La hotels in China increased from 19 to 59 before 20 10, and the Yangtze River Delta will become the most concentrated area of Shangri-La hotels. In addition to hotels in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Changzhou and other places, construction projects in Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Zhoushan and other places have started or are under planning, including Suzhou downtown and Kunshan, Suzhou. There are five hotels in Shanghai, of which 1 is located in Jing 'an District, Puxi. Shangri-La, a listed company, and Kerry Construction, an affiliated company, have purchased plots in Jing 'an District, and the other three are located in Pudong New Area. Considering the geographical location of national hotel. I decided to use the National Hotel as the mid-range.

High-end business hotel, thus supporting the hotel's hardware facilities, upgrading. Give up the long private room with relatively low income, concentrate on developing the business market and the Ministry market, and bring some meetings appropriately. National hotel now basically focuses on personal business, supplemented by meetings. Shangri-La, the largest hotel group in the Asia-Pacific region, will continue to devote itself to expanding the market of gateway cities in Europe and North America. In 2008, the group's first hotel in Canada will open in Vancouver; In 2009, Shangri-La Hotel in Chicago, Shangri-La Hotel in Paris and Shangri-La Hotel in Vienna will be the group's debut in the United States and Europe.

In the next two years, hotels owned by Shangri-La Group will open in Miami, Las Vegas, new york, London and Toronto. In addition, the Group is actively expanding the North American and European markets and seeking more management cooperation in major cities.

In order to ensure that Shangri-La's world-renowned hospitality can be fully displayed in these new hotels, compared with its Asian industry, Shangri-La's hotels in North America and Europe will be more friendly, with the number of rooms mostly controlled at 150 to 250. All hotels will provide well-equipped spacious rooms, cafes, Asian-style restaurants, business centers and fitness centers, as well as the most advanced conference facilities. In addition, many of these hotels will be equipped with Shangri-La's original brand "Qi" to showcase the top luxury spa originated from China's traditional ideas and Himalayan therapeutic philosophy.

Mr. An Huazi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shangri-La Hotels Group, said: "Shangri-La can only become a real international hotel brand if it enters the gateway city of Europe. The group has developed rapidly in Asia and the Middle East. On this basis, we hope to further show Shangri-La's unique Asian enthusiasm to guests in Europe and North America. " Shangri-La Villingili Resort in Liji Island, Ling Wei, Maldives is now officially opened. This is the first industry of Shangri-La Group in Maldives, with a huge scale. However, due to troublesome construction problems, the opening time was delayed for three years.

Shangri-La Hotel is located in Liji Island, Ling Wei, which is located at the southernmost tip of Adu Atoll at the southern end of the equator. The hotel provides guests with fashionable and luxurious boutique hotel services in this vast space. As one of the most luxurious hotels in Maldives, guests can enjoy a series of spa services and leisure activities, taste mouth-watering food and participate in various wonderful entertainment projects. Guests can also take a leisurely stroll along the picturesque coastline of six kilometers, of which about two kilometers are white fine beaches. The west of the island is lagoon beach, and the east is surfing beach.