Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa Boosts Luxury Travel in Tibet

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, announced that its newly-built hotel in Lhasa would open on April 17 at its opening introduction conference held in Chengdu on March 6, 2014. Ms. Debbie Deng, the OP manager of Tibet Travel Org CITS, was invited to participate in the conference.

Set on a plateau soaring 3,650 meters above sea level, Lhasa is a magical city encircled by strong religious atmosphere and fabulous landscapes. Each year, this intriguing city attracts millions of visitors wishing to explore beautiful scenery and culturally significant world heritage sites, including Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka. Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa is located within walking distance to Potala Palace and Norbulingka. It is a 40-minute drive from Lhasa Gongar Airport and a 10-minute drive from Lhasa Railway Station.

Ms. Debbie Deng at the opening conference of Shangri La Lhasa

Ms.Debbie Deng from TibetTravel.Org and Mrs Beibei Wong from Shangri-lhasa

the opening conference of Shangri La Lhasa

the Beginning of the Conference

Although there are hundreds of hotels in Lhasa, few are able to provide services as luxury as Shangri-La. It has built the first oxygen lounge to be found in a hotel in Lhasa. Travelers can relax and enjoy reflexology treatments there while overlooking the hotel's landscaped garden built by Tibetan craftsmen. In addition to the oxygen lounge, a spa, a fully equipped gym, an indoor swimming pool, and a complete clinic with professional staff are located onsite.

Some of its 289 contemporary rooms offer great views of Potala Palace. All rooms are equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access. Its modern décor is grounded in neutral colors and accentuated with the earthy reds, deep blues, and vibrant greens that are seen in traditional Tibetan dress. Traditional Himalayan accents such as turquoise stone, decorative metals, floral patterns and auspicious symbols complement the contemporary design. In-room services include authentic sweet tea served in Tibetan pots and turndown gifts such as hand-woven pouches made of yak fur.

The hotel serves Tibetan, Yunnan, Cantonese, Sichuan specialties and western food. In its unique restaurant Shambala, decorated with Tibetan style, travelers can also take in views of Potala Palace while enjoying authentic Tibetan food.

"With excellent services, our company enjoys high reputation and trust among our customers," Ms. Debbie Deng said. "In the past 13 years, we annually served over 1,000 foreigners. About 10% of them were high-end tourists. But there were few luxury hotels in Lhasa. The opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa enriches Tibet's high-end tourism products. We are confident to send more elite tourists to Tibet this year."

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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