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Shangri-La's Luxury Circle Benefits are exclusively available when reserving as a TravelSort Client or with another Shangri-La Luxury Circle travel advisor. This preferred partner program has a great built-in benefit: guaranteed one-category upgrade at time of booking (see FAQ below) if that category is available at time of booking.
Shangri-La is well known to many who travel in Asia, as it is headquartered in Hong Kong and many of its ~100 hotels and resorts are in Asia. It's less known in the U.S., since there isn't a Shangri-La hotel yet in the U.S., although there is the Shangri-La Toronto and Shangri-La Vancouver.
Note that *not* all Shangri-La hotels participate. Only the more luxurious properties are offered with Luxury Circle benefits.
Shangri-La Luxury Circle Benefits
- Complimentary full breakfast for two
- Guaranteed upgrade at the time of booking (see FAQ)
- Early check in/ late check out (subject to availability)
- A VIP welcome amenity
- One Hotel credit of $50 or $100 equivalent (depends on property)
- No Walk Policy
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FAQ
Is the Guaranteed Upgrade Applicable to All Room and Suite Categories?
No, it varies by property. Generally the lower category rooms will offer guaranteed upgrades, although some hotels include suites as guaranteed upgrades as well. For example, at the Shangri-La Paris, not only will a Superior Room enjoy a guaranteed upgrade to a Deluxe Room, a Deluxe Room upgrades to a Junior Suite and a Junior Suite upgrades to a Deluxe Suite.
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Can Shangri-La Luxury Circle Benefits Be Combined with Other Shangri-La Offers?
Typically not; the Shangri-La Luxury Circle benefits usually are only available with the Luxury Circle rate, which is generally the same as the Best Available Rate (BAR) but excludes any special sales, promotions, and advance purchase rates. That said, there are sometimes special Luxury Circle 4th night free offers.
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Is it Better to Book with Shangri-La Luxury Circle, Virtuoso, or AMEX FHR Benefits?
Generally it's better to reserve with Shangri-La Luxury Circle benefits, because of the guaranteed upgrade benefit, since Virtuoso and AMEX FHR only offer an upgrade subject to availability at check-in for most Shangri-La properties. With Shangri-La Luxury Circle you also enjoy 11am early check-in and 4pm late check-out with the exception of the ** properties noted above, and depending on your stay amount, you could also enjoy a higher resort credit than the ~$100 equivalent that is standard with Virtuoso and AMEX FHR.
A few Shangri-La properties such as the Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort in Mauritius, Shangri-La Sydney, Shangri-La Vancouver (for Peak View to Harbour View Rooms), Island Shangri-La Hong Kong and Shangri-La Bosphorus in Turkey do offer a guaranteed upgrade at time of booking as a Virtuoso benefit, and in those cases, it depends if there is the property is offering a Virtuoso-specific promotion that would make it better to reserve with Virtuoso than Shangri-La Luxury Circle.
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What Are the Best Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts?
While everyone has their own opinion, some of the Shangri-La hotels and resort our clients have enjoyed most are:
- Shangri-La Tokyo, Horizon Club level
- Island Shangri-La Hong Kong
- Shangri-La Paris
- Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard, London
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How Can I Reserve with Shangri-La Luxury Circle Benefits?
If you're an existing TravelSort Client, simply email us. If you're not a client yet, you'll need to complete, sign and return a TravelSort New Client form to us. We only assist existing clients who have completed a form and have a valid credit card on file with us.
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