The five-star Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo offers meeting planners and organisers an Executive Meeting package from just RMB440 nett per person for a full-day meeting or RMB410 nett per person for a half-day meeting. The Executive Meeting package applies to groups of 20 persons and above and is valid from now until 31 December 2010.

The Executive Meeting package includes:

• A function room from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (full-day package), and from 8:30 a.m. to noon or 1 to 5 p.m. (half-day package)

• A standard coffee break including freshly brewed coffee, black tea and four kinds of snacks

• A themed coffee break including a selection of local snacks and desserts (applicable to full-day meeting package only)

• Chinese or buffet lunch with one complimentary glass of soft drink or local beer

• Complimentary mineral water and mints throughout the meeting

• Complimentary use of meeting facilities including LCD projector, slide projector, audio system, microphone, podium, white board, flip chart, paper and stationery

Terms and conditions:

• The offer is subject to availability and final confirmation by the hotel

• The offer cannot be combined with other hotel promotions or applied to any existing group bookings

With the largest meeting space in the city, Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo offers luxurious meeting and banqueting facilities spanning 5,000 square metres, including a 2,000 square metre column free Grand Ballroom, with its towering eight-metre high ceiling, and the only hotel purpose-built VIP interview room in the city. Accommodating up to 2,000 delegates in a theatre setting, the meeting rooms are equipped with a full complement of meeting aids including wireless, audio-visual, intelligent light and sound facilities.

Overlooking the confluence of the city's three rivers, the hotel comprises 563 spacious rooms and suites, four restaurants and bar offering an array of cuisines ranging from Ningbonese to international fare, a spa with nine private treatment rooms and a fully equipped health club with indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and tennis courts.

Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo provides scalable alternatives to meet the needs of meeting planners and event organisers, and features Signature Events, a comprehensive set of initiatives designed to position Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts firmly at the forefront of delivering streamlined, successful events.

For more information or reservations, please contact the hotel's events management team on (86 574) 8799 8888 extension 6372, e-mail events.slnb@shangri-la.com or visit www.shangri-la.com/ningbo.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 65 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 28,000. 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, China Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Philippines, Qatar, Seychelles, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information or reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri la.com.

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PRESS CONTACT: Elaine Chan

               Director of Communications

              Shangri-La Hotel,Ningbo

              Tel: (86 574) 8799 8888 extension 6351

               Fax: (86 574) 8799 7333

               E-mail: elaine.chan@shangri-la.com

               Website: www.shangri-la.com

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