A new online initiative "Super Value Dates" and a dedicated web booking engine is introduced, for meeting planners.

With over 130,000 square metres (over 1.4 million square feet) total meeting space in 49 properties, Shangri-La offers more meeting capacity than any other Asia Pacific luxury hotel group.

This initiative offers an all-encompassing meeting planning tool, allowing organisers to buy very competitive room rates for meetings in the hotels' shoulder and low seasons.

Through the "Super Value Dates" link on shangri-la.com, meeting organisers can now find the best available room rates at any of Shangri-La's 49 properties. Organisers who have lead times of up to three months for groups of 10 or more rooms, plus flexible dates and destination preferences, will be rewarded with savings up to 50 per cent on their bookings through "Super Value Dates."

"Super Value Dates" differ at each hotel; for example, at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore meeting organisers enjoy up to 40 per cent discount off the published rack rate from October 20 to 23. While at China World Hotel, Beijing, the discount is more than 50 per cent from November 17 to 24. Terms and conditions apply.

As well, a new dedicated web booking engine, for meeting attendees to book their rooms directly online via a designated group code, eliminates the need for organisers to handle reservations and rooming lists.

"Shangri-La recognises the considerable effort and complexity involved in planning a successful meeting," says Martin F. Waechter, chief marketing officer. "We have simplified and streamlined the event organising process to provide a hassle-free experience for the meeting organisers, at highly competitive rates."