Luxury Resort Is First in Maldives to Have Its Own Private Jet Airport Terminal
HONG KONG, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Those who fly by private jet can now land five minutes from paradise. Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa is the first five-star resort in the Maldives to open its own private executive airport terminal.
Located at Gan International Airport in Addu Atoll, the terminal is for the exclusive arrival and departure of the resort's guests, including those on commercial flights to and from Male International Airport. The private terminal is just five minutes by speedboat from the resort and features two lounges and a VIP room. A private lounge is reserved for guests arriving by private jet and offers one-stop immigration, custom and baggage screening services for a seamless arrival experience.
Shangri-La's all-villa Villingili Resort and Spa is the first luxury resort located south of the equator in the Maldives and also the first in the country to introduce its own nine-hole recreational golf course plus cultural bicycle tours on neighbouring islands. Surrounded by a striking coral reef, the luxurious hideaway resort is a lush, picturesque paradise with six kilometres of coastline and two kilometres of white sand beaches.
Guests taking advantage of the new private jet terminal can also enjoy the "Private Jet Experience" featuring stays in a presidential villa and tailor-made benefits.
Private Jet Experience benefits include welcome champagne; a dedicated villa butler; dolphin cruise; daily massage at CHI, The Spa; personal mobile phone, and the bespoke "Dine By Design" experience in one of the resort's secret locations.
Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa offers 132 villas, including two spacious presidential villas that measure up to 957 square metres and offer the choicest amenities and accessories. The presidential villas each have two large bedrooms, an extensive garden with a spa pavilion, a private pool, an outdoor designer shower with body jets; a sauna; and a personal gym with a private courtyard and garden. Round-the-clock in-villa dining can be enjoyed in the living room on timber-decked verandahs or in the air-conditioned or al-fresco dining pavilions. A variety of dining options are also available at the resort's five restaurants and bars.
Please visit www.shangri-la.com or e-mail privatejets.slmd@shangri-la.com for further information.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 78 hotels under the Shangri-La, Kerry and Traders brands with a room inventory of over 32,000. 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, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
For digitised pictures of the group's hotels, please go to http://www.shangri-la.com/imagelibrary.
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Carol Kong
Public Relations Manager - Hong Kong & South East Asia
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Tel: (852) 2599 3307
Fax: (852) 2599 3374
E-mail: carol.kong@shangri-la.com
Website: www.shangri-la.com
