Originally Posted by paul00

With effect from today, Shangri-La has changed the available benefits for reservations made through travel agents participating in the Luxury Circle programme.

Previously, the Luxury Circle benefits were:

• Upgrade to the next room type category at the time of booking (subject to availability)
• Upgrade to Jade tier in the Golden Circle Rewards programme following the stay
• Dining credit of USD 100 (or 10% of average daily room rate, whichever is higher) per stay
• Complimentary daily full breakfast for two, including in-room dining
• Early check-in and late check-out, subject to availability
• Welcome amenity

In general, the Luxury Circle rate is the same as the Best Available Rate.

However, starting today, Shangri-La is removing the second benefit listed above (upgrade to Golden Circle Jade tier). In addition, the USD 100 dining credit is being lowered to USD 50 at the following properties in China, Indonesia and Malaysia:

• Shangri-La Hotel Baotou
• Shangri-La Hotel Beihai
• Shangri-La Hotel Changchun
• Shangri-La Hotel Changzhou
• Shangri-La Hotel Dalian
• Shangri-La Hotel Fuzhou
• Shangri-La Hotel Haikou
• Shangri-La's Sanya Resort & Spa Hainan
• Shangri-La Hotel Hefei
• Shangri-La Hotel Huhhot
• Shangri-La Hotel Nanchang
• Shangri-La Hotel Ningbo
• Shangri-La Hotel Qingdao
• Shangri-La Hotel Qinhuangdao
• Shangri-La Hotel Qufu
• Shangri-La Hotel Shenyang
• Shangri-La Hotel Shenzhen
• Shangri-La Hotel Suzhou
• Shangri-La Hotel Tangshan
• Shangri-La Hotel Tianjin
• Shangri-La Hotel Wenzhou
• Shangri-La Hotel Yangzhou
• Hylandia by Shangri-La, Yunnan
• Shangri-La Hotel Surabaya
• Putrajaya Shangri-La, Malaysia

I think it is disappointing that no advance warning was given of the changes.