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.
The Museum of Dream Space features five rooms to explore and take imaginative photos.
The Museum of Dream Space (MoDS), a multimedia art gallery, has opened its first location outside of California in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
With six rooms filled with interactive technology, MoDS promises to transport guests into what it calls unique dreamscapes, designed for guests to capture distinctive images for social media posts. They include the Gold Room, made up of abstract gold finishes, and the Moon Room. Vibrantly colored bulbs seem to float in another room.
The concept is inspired by art design from Yayoi Kusama, famous for designing rooms that appear to be infinite, and the development of digital art. The museum has two outposts in Los Angeles in Beverly Hills and Hollywood and has drawn a fair share of celebrity attention. LeBron James made a surprise visit to the Beverly Hills museum, and Justin Bieber s team rented out the entire museum for a
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