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Forbes Travel Guide Announces 2018 Star Rating Awards


ATLANTA, February 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

199 Hotels Across the Globe Achieve Coveted Five-Star Award; 27 New Hotels Receive Top Honours for First Time

Launching in 15 New Destinations, with the Largest and Most Diverse Group of Winners,Awards Continue Global Expansion into the Middle East and Africa

The Middle East Debuts with Four Five-Star, 21 Four-Star and Six Recommended Hotels; South America Earns Its First Five-Star Hotel

Forbes Travel Guide Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary In 2018; Forbes Travel Guide Announces Website Redesign

As it celebrates its landmark 60th anniversary, Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its 60th list of worldwide Star Rating winners, continuing its exceedingly selective approach for recognising the world's finest properties and rewarding gracious, intuitive service.

The 2018 award winners include 27 new Five-Star hotels, 70 new Four-Star hotels and 76 new hotels in the Recommended category. Other first-time recipients include five Five-Star restaurants, 24 Four-Star restaurants and 10 Recommend restaurants. The list also honours five new Five-Star spas and 29 new Four-Star spas. See the complete list of winners here.

Forbes Travel Guide now rates properties in 50 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Newly added international destinations for 2018 include: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Aruba, Chengdu, Dubai, Hokkaido, Jamaica, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Marrakech, Okinawa, Panama, Prague, Sanya and Vienna. As Forbes Travel Guide marks its 60th year, it will expand to inspecting in 60 countries in preparation for its 2019 Star Ratings.

"This is a momentous year for Forbes Travel Guide. Our anniversary commemorates 60 impressive years of serving hotels and guests," said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide. "As the most trusted source for travellers, we continue to carry out our mission to verify luxury worldwide. We are delighted to honour the 2018 Star Rating recipients, an outstanding collection of hotels, restaurants and spas with a strong service culture. It's the largest and most global group of Star-Rated properties in our company's history. We congratulate these properties for their dedication to service excellence."

In conjunction with Forbes Travel Guide's anniversary, the company officially unveiled its redesigned website, forbestravelguide.com, which is mobile-friendly and beautifully showcases its global collection of Star-Rated properties.

To celebrate this year's awards, Star-Rated winners are invited to Verified, The Forbes Travel Guide Luxury Summit at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on 27 and 28 February. The summit will feature an all-star line-up of chefs, including: Geoffrey Zakarian and Wilfrid Hocquet, Georgie, Beverly Hills; Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Richard Archuleta, Jean-Georges Beverly Hills; William Bradley, Addison Restaurant, San Diego; Samir Roonwal, The Blvd, Beverly Hills; Hilary Henderson, CUT, Beverly Hills; Kaleo Adams, The Polo Lounge, Beverly Hills; Giuseppe Manco, The Restaurant at Mr. C, Beverly Hills; Craig Strong, Studio, Laguna Beach; Hugo Bolanos, Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Hills; and Derek Poirier, Valrhona. Moët & Chandon, Forbes Travel Guide's Official Champagne of 2018, will provide the sparkling wine for the festivities.

To highlight Forbes Travel Guide's 60 years in the travel industry, the popular Pan Am Experience will land at Verified and transport participants back to flying's heyday with a retro airline-inspired fine-dining event.

HIGHLIGHTS, TRENDS & FUN FACTS FOR 2018 







For details on how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, click here.

To view the complete list of 2018 Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating winners, click here.

ABOUT FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE  

Forbes Travel Guide is the only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Started as Mobil Travel Guide in 1958, the company created the first Five-Star rating system in the United States. Today, Forbes Travel Guide's incognito inspectors travel the world, evaluating properties based on up to 900 rigorous, objective standards. The company's annual Star Ratings, reviews and daily travel stories help discerning travellers select the world's best luxury experiences. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, visit forbestravelguide.com.

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SOURCE Forbes Travel Guide


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