Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition – November 2018

NOVEMBER 2018

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BTAP AWARDS

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

IN SHANGHAI

1 Grand Hyatt

2 Pudong Shangri-La

3 Park Hyatt

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INSYDNEY

1 Park Hyatt

2 InterContinental

3 Shangri-La

SHANGRI-LA HOTELS

AND RESORTS

Coming in just shy of the top

spot at this year’s awards

with wins in seven categories

overall, Shangri-La Hotels and

Resorts nonetheless took home

a number of big-ticket awards,

includingBest Business Hotel

Brand in Asia-Pacific, and

Best Business Hotel in Asia-

Pacific. Shangri-La notably has

been making advances in its

digital capabilities this year, in

particular revamping its mobile

app and enhancing its overall

functionality and experience.

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL BRAND

IN ASIA-PACIFIC

1 Shangri-La

2 Grand Hyatt

3 Mandarin Oriental

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INASIA-PACIFIC

1 Island Shangri-La,

Hong Kong

2 Shangri-La, Singapore

3 Mandarin Oriental,

Hong Kong

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INCHENGDU

1 Niccolo

=Shangri-La

3 St Regis

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INGUANGZHOU

1 Shangri-La

2 Mandarin Oriental

3 The Ritz-Carlton

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INMANILA

1 Makati Shangri-La

2 Shangri-La at the Fort

3 The Peninsula

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INSHENZHEN

1 Futian Shangri-La

2 Grand Hyatt

3 Hilton Shenzhen Futian

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INTAIPEI

1 Shangri-La’s Far Eastern

Plaza Hotel

2 Grand Hyatt

3 WTaipei

MARRIOTT

INTERNATIONAL

After years of preparation

following the merger of Marriott

International and Starwood

Hotels and Resorts, 2018

finally saw the long-awaited

• and to some, long-dreaded


• unification of the two
  groups’ loyalty programmes.
  This, notably, makes 2018 the
  last year Starwood Preferred
  Guest (SPG) will take the top
  spot asBest Hotel Loyalty
  Programme, a position it has
  held every year since 2015.

BEST HOTEL LOYALTY

PROGRAMME

1 Starwood Preferred Guest

2 Hilton Honors

3 Marriott Rewards

BEST LUXURY HOTEL BRAND

INASIA-PACIFIC

1 St Regis

2 Four Seasons

3 The Ritz-Carlton

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL BRAND

INNORTH AMERICA

1 Marriott Hotels

2 Hilton Hotels and Resorts

3 Four Seasons

BEST NEW BUSINESS HOTEL

INASIA-PACIFIC

1 JW Marriott Hotel

Singapore South Beach

2 Andaz Singapore

3 InterContinental Singapore

RobertsonQuay

BEST RESORT HOTEL

INASIA-PACIFIC

1 The St Regis Bali

2 Banyan Tree Phuket

3 InterContinental Danang

Sun Peninsula Resort

BEST BUSINESS HOTEL

INJAKARTA

1 JW Marriott

2 Grand Hyatt

3 Shangri-La

Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei Marriott Fiji