One of Asia Pacific's luxury hotel groups, Shangri-la took home the highly coveted title of Best Business Hotel Brand in Asia-Pacific plus seven other titles at the 2009 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific's 18th Travel Awards.

Regarded as one of the travel industry's most anticipated events, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific's Readers' Poll is held annually, surveying its readers, both frequent business and leisure travellers, mainly in Asia-Pacific. 

For the eighth consecutive year, the title of Best Business Hotel in the World went to Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. The hotel was also voted Best Business Hotel in Asia-Pacific and Best Business Hotel in Singapore, for the ninth and seventh time, respectively.

Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, Makati Shangri-La, Manila and Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei all received awards for Best Business Hotel, in their respective cities.

"We are honoured and delighted that Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has been named Best Business Hotel Brand in Asia-Pacific for the ninth year running and we would like to sincerely thank our guests and the readers of Business Traveller for their support.  We will continue to offer our distinct brand of hospitality – hospitality from the heart – to guests from all around the world," said Madhu Rao, managing director and chief executive officer, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.

The results from Business Traveller Asia-Pacific's Readers' Poll will be published in the October edition of the magazine.