Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Company type	Public
Traded as	SEHK: 69 SGX:S07 MYX:5517 SET: Shang
Industry	Hospitality
Founded	23 April 1971; 54 years ago (1971-04-23) inSingapore
Founder	Robert Kuok
Headquarters	Quarry Bay,Hong Kong
Number of locations	101(as of 2019)
Area served	Worldwide, exceptLatin America andCaribbean
Key people	Kuok Hui-kwong (Chairman & Executive Director) Lim Beng Chee (Executive Director & Group CEO)
Products	Hotels,resorts
Revenue	US$2.19 billion(2024)[1]
Operating income	US$234.9 million(2024)[1]
Net income	US$182.9 million(2024)[1]
Total assets	US$13.50 billion(2024)[1]
Total equity	US$5.44 billion(2024)[1]
Owner	Kerry Properties
Website	www.shangri-la.com

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Chinese:香格里拉酒店) is amultinationalhospitality company, founded in 1971 by tycoonRobert Kuok and bearing the name ofShangri-La, a Far Eastern mythical land of contentment depicted in the 1933 novelLost Horizon. It is a subsidiary ofKerry Properties, the company has over 100luxury hotels andresorts with over 40,000 rooms inAfrica,Asia,Europe, theMiddle East,North America andOceania.

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 inKerry Centre [zh] (嘉里中心),Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.^[3] The current chairman is Kuok Hui-kwong.

The first hotel of the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Group was theShangri-La Hotel Singapore, opened on 23 April 1971.^[4] The name derives from the mythical placeShangri-La, described in the 1933 novelLost Horizon by British authorJames Hilton.^[5]

The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore was managed byWestin 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 prominentinter-governmental securityconference known as theShangri-La Dialogue.^[7]

• Shangri-La Asia Limited is incorporated inBermuda with limited liability.^[8] It is primarily listed on theStock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code 00069) with a secondary listing on theSingapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (stock code Shang Asia 2kHK$) and withAmerican 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 inMalaysia with limited liability and is traded on theBursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (stock code 5517).^[10]
• Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited is incorporated inThailand with limited liability and is traded on theStock Exchange of Thailand (stock code SHANG).^[11]

As of March 2022, Shangri-La owns, operates, or manages 100 hotels in 77 destinations:^{[citation needed]}

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• Group Chairman: Kuok Hui-kwong (since January 2017)^[12]
• Group CEO: Kuok Hui-kwong (since August 2025)^[12]

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

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)

• Kerry Properties
• Robert Kuok

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