Forbes Travel Guide unveils 2025 Star Awards, FTG becomes the first rating system to honor cruise ship restaurants Forbes Travel Guide (FTG)—the only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas and ocean cruises—has revealed its 2025 Star Awards. The 67th annual list spans more than 2,100 properties in 90 countries. It features 336 Five-Star, 645 Four-Star and 567 Recommended hotels; 79 Five-Star, 128 Four-Star and 64 Recommended restaurants; 124 Five-Star and 224 Four-Star spas; seven Four-Star and seven Recommended cruise ships; and three Four-Star and three Recommended cruise ship restaurants—a new rating accolade. The ratings expanded into new destinations, including Brunei; Costa Navarino, Greece; Finland; Haikou, Xiamen and Xi'an, China; Kazak...
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True Indian luxury – On top of the world: Leela ranks third among Top Hotel Brands
# This marks the fourth year of recognition continuing from 2023, 2021, and 2020 # The Leela Palace Bengaluru is ranked #1 in World's Best India City Hotel; #4 in World's Best Asia City Hotels and #36 in World's Best Hotel # The Leela Palace New Delhi ranked #3 in World's Best India City Hotel; #9 in World's Best Asia City Hotels 62 in World's Best Hotel; and # The Leela Palace Udaipur ranked#65 among the 100 Best Hotels in the World The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has once again been honoured for its distinction as a premier luxury global brand, as it is recognised among the Top 3 World's Best Hotel Brands 2024 by the readers of Travel + Leisure. This marks the fourth year of recognition, continuing from 2023, 2021, and 2020. This accolade highlights The Leela's deep-...
Read MoreAnantara The Palm Dubai Resort named Hotel of the Year and top accolades for NH Hotels & Resorts and Minor CEO Dillip Rajakarier. Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, with the award-winning loyalty programme GHA DISCOVERY, has announced the winners of its 2024 awards. Minor Hotels was recognised in three categories, including Hotel of the Year for Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, Best Cross-Brand Contribution for NH Hotels & Resorts and the Exceptional Contribution Award for Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotels and Group CEO of Minor International. GHA also acknowledged two of Minor Hotels’ brands, Anantara Hotels & Resorts and Tivoli Hotels & Resorts, for their 15 years of membership as part of the alliance. Hoste...
Read More# Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, voted as the top luxury hotel in the world # Asian attractions chosen as best things to do # Hot springs and ski resorts globally are top-of-mind for travellers # Singapore dominates the restaurant scene in Asia # Three-Michelin-star Odette as the best fine-dining restaurant in Asia Leading online travel service provider Trip.com has released its 2024 Trip.Best Global and Asia 100 lists, a collection of curated travel rankings based on real user reviews and year-round sales popularity. These Trip.Best lists enable global travellers to select the best experiences a destination has to offer, including hotels and attractions, as well as lifestyle choices such as restaurants and nightlife. Top Hotels, Attractions, Nightlife, Restau...
Read MoreTripadvisor announces 2024 Travelers' Choice hotels award winners Three New Categories introduced: Best of the Best Pet-Friendly Hotels, Sustainable Hotels and Wellness Hotels Hotel Colline de France in Brazil Crowned Best in the World; Shore Hotel in California Named Best in the US Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, has unveiled the elite group of winners of its annual Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, celebrating this year's highest rated hotels in the world based on Tripadvisor reviews. Leading the pack, achieving the No. 1 Top Hotel in the World designation, is Brazil's Hotel Colline de France, a boutique hotel renowned for its personalized service and French elegance in the middle of the mountain town of Gramado. Tripadvisor's Bes...
Read MoreHotels are included in 50 Best Discovery, an in depth collection of city guides, for the first time since its inception, following the launch of The World's 50 Best Hotels in 2023 50 Best has announced the addition of more than 600 new venues to its 50 Best Discovery platform, showcasing an even greater range of venues globally than ever before. The new additions feature more than 260 restaurants, 120 bars and 240 hotels in 100+ new cities and towns. With this latest refresh, 50 Best Discovery now features 3, 2 00 hospitality establishments from across the world, each selected after receiving votes from the expert voting Academies that create 50 Best’s world leading global and regional lists. A highly curated guide, 50 Best Discovery is the ultimate reference tool for discerni...
Read MoreUndeviatingly inspiring new standards in experiential luxury, The Postcard Hotel once again walks away with multiple honours at The World Travel Awards and The World Spa Awards, 2021. The Postcard Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat has been voted as ‘Asia’s Leading Wildlife Resort’ and ‘India’s Leading Wildlife Resort’, The Postcard Dewa, Thimphu, Bhutan as ‘Asia’s Leading Luxury Boutique Hotel’ and ‘Bhutan’s Leading Boutique Hotel’, The Postcard Cuelim, South Goa as ‘India’s Leading Boutique Hotel’ and ‘Goa’s Leading Boutique Hotel’, and The Postcard Velha, Old Goa as ‘India’s Best Wellness Retreat’. Despite the trying year for the hospitality industry, the brand has continued to weigh heavy amongst the top luxury hotels in Asia. “We launched The Postcard Hotel with the vision tha...
Read MoreIf you’re anything like most of the travelers, bookmarking postcard-perfect destinations for your Instagram bucket list is how many epic trips start. With enough travel eye candy to feel your Instagram feeds for days, Avani Hotels & Resorts worldwide have no shortage of swoon-worthy, take-me-there-now spots. To make things easier for novice Insta-travellers, here is a list of the top ten most Instagramable hotels in its collection to drop your pins on for when travelling becomes a reality again. Top of the list is Avani+ Samui Resort in Thailand. With both its scene-stealing marble white infinity pool and private villa pools positioned to best capture the setting sun, the resort looks like a collection of mirrors reflecting the cloudless sky. Resort’s camera-happy guests are equall...
Read MoreIndia’s Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts have been named the world’s best Hotel Brand in the world by Travel + Leisure in its this year’s readership survey. Another Indian hotel group Oberoi is at number 3 in the world and Taj Hotels make it India’s third position in the top 10 by ranked at no 8 in the top 25 Best Hotel Brands in the world. Leela Palace, Udaipur Leela Palace has just nine properties, but it managed to leap from the No. 10 spot in 2019 to take this year’s No. 1 position. Perhaps Leela’s focus is one of its greatest strengths. “I love small brands like these,” wrote one reader. “They can consistently give you high-quality accommodations and service.” Of course, the allure of India might also have played a role, as travelers have long felt drawn to places like Delhi’s...
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