Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has topped the Best Business Hotel Brand in Asia-Pacific category for the third consecutive year in the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific readers' poll.

In addition, the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore was awarded the prestigious Best Individual Business Hotel in the World, the Best Individual Business Hotel in Asia-Pacific and Best Business Hotel in Singapore, whilst the Makati Shangri-La won the Best Business Hotel in Manila and the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur won the Best Business Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Conducted among the magazine's readership of frequent travellers based mainly in the Asia-Pacific region, the poll was distributed to a total of 9,907 subscribers. Results were compiled by market research company NFO WorldGroup – Hong Kong and will be published in the October 2003 issue of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific.

Former President Mr Fidel V. Ramos of the Republic of the Philippines presented the awards to the winners at a charity award luncheon in Hong Kong and nominated the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation, Inc and the Hospital Authority Charitable Foundation of Hong Kong as his preferred charities.

Commenting on the awards, Peggy Teo, publisher of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific, said: "The subscribers of the magazine are among the most knowledgeable, experienced and committed travellers in the region. For Shangri-La to perform so outstandingly in the readers' poll three years running is a real tribute to excellence as well as remarkable consistency.'

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is the largest Asian-based luxury hotel group in the region with 41 properties and over 20,000 rooms in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.