MANILA, Philippines - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in the Philippines recently held its annual media appreciation party at Makati Shangri-La, Manila’s Rizal Ballroom. This year’s spy theme was entitled The London Calling, and guests came as their favorite spy characters from movies, TV shows and literature.
The master of ceremony for the evening was Eri Neeman, coupled with live entertainment from The Executives band. The general managers of each Shangri-La hotel in the Philippines started off the program with a surprise entrance dressed as iconic spy characters. Makati Shangri-La’s area manager/general manager Reto Klauser came as James Bond, Edsa Shangri-La’s general manager Patrick Schaub as Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt, Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort and Spa’s Amit Oberoi as Sherlock Holmes, and Traders Hotel, Manila’s general manager Gordon Aeria as Austin Powers. PHOTOS BY: Fernan Nebres