| The world’s favourite hotels | ||||
| 99 | 98 | Score | ||
| 1 | 1 | Mandarin Oriental | Hong Kong | 59 |
| 2 | 6 | Island Shangri-La | Hong Kong | 46 |
| 3 | 11= | Okura, Tokyo | Tokyo | 42 |
| 4 | 11= | Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof | Frankfurt | 41 |
| 5 | – | Ritz-Carlton | Singapore | 35 |
| 6 | – | Shangri-La | Kuala Lumpur | 34 |
| 7 | 20= | Shangri-La | Singapore | 32 |
| 8 | – | Plaza | New York | 31 |
| 9 | – | Shangri-La | Manila | 30 |
| 10 | 15= | Oriental | Bangkok | 29 |
| 11 | 18= | Four Seasons | New York | 28 |
| 12 | – | Regent | Sydney | 27 |
| 13= | 15= | Grand Bretagne | Athens | 26 |
| 13= | – | Shangri-La | Bangkok | 26 |
| 15= | 2 | Arabella Grand | Frankfurt | 25 |
| 15= | 11= | Palace Hotel | Madrid | 25 |
| 15= | 9= | Ritz | Madrid | 25 |
| 18= | – | Grand Hyatt | Jakarta | 24 |
| 18= | – | Grand Hyatt Wan Chai | Hong Kong | 24 |
| 18= | – | New York Palace | New York | 24 |
The real excitement in the 1999 Euromoney business travel poll lies in the battles being waged behind the number one spot. Although Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental is still the world’s favourite hotel, five of the top 20 hotels are part of the Shangri-La chain – an impressive comeback from the six-place tumble it took in 1998’s best hotel group ranking.
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