NEW 5-STAR HOTEL OF SHANGRI-LA OPENS IN LHASA TIBET

The luxury hotel chain based in Hong Kong, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, has recently opened the doors of a new five-star hotel on the highest plateau of the planet (that is the Tibetan Plateau, that is in over 4,000 m altitude), one of the most mythical and legendary destinations on the face of the earth. Located in Lhasa, the administrative capital of Tibet, and nearby the high mountains of the Himalayas, the new urban resort boasts 289 rooms (262 luxurious rooms and 17 spacious suites). Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa, is only 40 minutes drive from Lhasa Gongar Airport and ten minutes from the highest train station in the world.