Shangri-La Hotels and Resort is set to open their fifth property in the Philippines. Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila, is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2015.

The new hotel will form part of a mixed-use 25.78sqkm development in BGC – also known as the Forth – and will feature more than 6,000sqm of meeting and event space, as well as 576 rooms and seven restaurants and bars.

As well as the new hotel, business travellers will be able to choose luxury accommodation at the Shangri-La Residences; the collection of 97 one, two and three-bedroom apartments are perfect for longer stays.

The new Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila is perfectly placed to access the range of multinational corporations and technology firms based in the world-class BGC district. www.shangri-la.com