CHI, THE SPA AT SHANGRI-LA’S TANJUNG ARU RESORT AND SPA, KOTA KINABALU WINS TWO PRESTIGIOUS SPAFINDER 2010 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu won two prestigious 2010 SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Awards for the category of ‘Top 10 Favourite Spa Treatment – Pulau Bayu Retreat’ and ‘Favourite Spa in Malaysia’.

The SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Awards is an annual award where readers cast a record number of votes and is considered the most thorough and independent assessment of spas worldwide. “Winning not one but two Readers’ Choice Awards is truly a remarkable and memorable achievement for us. We are very happy to be recognized by the readers of SpaFinder for this award,” mentions Andrew Steele, general manager of Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Kota Kinabalu.

This year, Readers’ Choice Awards were presented to spas in 35 countries/regions, a record number that included awards for favourite spa in China Mainland and Hong Kong, Turkey, Malaysia, Russia and Central America.

SpaFinder is an award-winning 360-degree media company dedicated to the global spa marketplace and cited by the New York Times as a milestone in the growth of the worldwide spa industry; both Forbes and USA Today have chosen SpaFinder.com as the best website for spa travel.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 68 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 30,000.  Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services.  Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.  The group has substantial development pipeline with projects in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Mongolia, Russia, Qatar, Seychelles, Turkey and United Kingdom.  For more information or reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.