Forbes Travel Guide Announces 2021 Star Awards
February 17, 2021
Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, has unveiled its 2021 Star Awards, including a number of special accolades for individual workers and brands in the hospitality industry. All honorees are showcased on ForbesTravelGuide.com.
The 63rd annual list features 283 Five-Star, 576 Four-Star and 438 Recommended hotels; 73 Five-Star, 136 Four-Star and 77 Recommended restaurants; and 90 Five-Star and 200 Four-Star spas worldwide. These winners were inspected before the pandemic and when regional restrictions allowed the safe welcoming of guests. Here are some highlights from the 2021 honorees:
Tokyo added four hotels to its Five-Star roster: The Capitol Hotel Tokyu; The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, A Luxury Collection Hotel; The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo; and Takanawa Hanakohro. The city now boasts nine Five-Star hotels.
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For sheer number of five-star hotels, London will take some catching.
Forbes Travel Guide has announced its 2021 Star Awards and London is still the leader of the pack for five-star properties, as it was in 2020, with 19 in total. Tokyo has added four hotels to its five-star roster, bringing its total to nine, but it still also lags behind New York (10), Paris (13) and Macau (13). Scotland claims its first five-star win with The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel, in Edinburgh.
New for this year is a Hotel Instagram of the Year award, and that goes to the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, which has 145,000 followers. The Maldives resort won for curating a feed that radiates personality, engages with followers and has an overall stunning aesthetic .
Jet Linx Ushers In 2021 With 14 New Partners To Its Elevated Lifestyle Benefits Program For Members And Private Jet Owners
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OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Jet Linx, the leading private jet management and Jet Card membership company in the United States, today announced it has welcomed three new partners to its Elevated Lifestyle (EL) client benefits program and further expanded its Elevated Lifestyle Preferred Hotel program. Joining the expansive portfolio of partners is Clark International, EMBARK Beyond and LimoLink, in addition to 11 new luxury hotels and resorts from around the world. We are excited to kick off the year with fourteen new partners across our Elevated Lifestyle and EL Preferred Hotel programs, each of which perfectly complement our clients travel needs and lifestyles, said Jamie Walker, President & CEO of Jet Linx. As part of our promise to providing our Jet Card members and aircraft