Forbes Travel Guide – the only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas and ocean cruises — has forged a collaborative partnership with the storied global luxury concierge society, Les Clefs d’Or® (translated as The Golden Keys). Les Clefs d’Or has approximately 3,500 members working in over 80 countries and 530 destinations around the world.

FBI Travel is reaping the benefits of its unique affiliation with Forbes Travel Guide, says Danny Englman, Joint Managing Director. The Victoria-based agency earned its endorsement with Forbes Travel Guide last year and remains the sole frontline seller in Australia and New Zealand to have that privilege.

Luxury hotels, restaurants, spas and cruises in Australia, New Zealand and the wider surrounding region are on the watchlist of Forbes Travel Guide as the global authority on ‘genuine Five-Star service’ mulls its next move in this space. Furthermore, new travel agency partners here are already being considered, LATTE can exclusively reveal.

Forbes Travel Guide expects the number of cruise lines in its annual Rankings to continue to rise, with ultra-luxury yacht operators the next segment of the market likely to be introduced.

Forbes Travel Guide, the independent global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas and ocean cruises, has revealed its 2024 Star Awards.

Marina Bay Sands has launched the second phase of its significant reinvestment program, committing to the integrated resort’s (IR) development as a world-class tourism destination and ensuring that it remains a unique, exhilarating experience for local and international visitors, and meaningfully enhances the tourism appeal of Singapore in the decades ahead.

Forbes Travel Guide has released its full list of Star Rated and Recommended luxury cruise lines, several months after naming Celebrity Cruises as its inaugural cruise brand within the resorts at sea category.

The President of Ratings for Forbes Travel Guide has encouraged hospitality companies to better uphold sustainability promises and declarations. Speaking at the bespoke luxury travel show L.E/Miami this week, Amanda Frasier said hotels and resorts that are ‘talking the talk’ should be ‘walking the walk’.

Melbourne Virtuoso travel agency FBI Travel has been named among the first Forbes Travel Guide-endorsed travel agencies in the world, and the first in Australia.

Forbes Travel Guide has unveiled its 2023 Star Awards, which this year feature ocean cruise ratings for the first time.

Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) has revealed its annual Star Awards for Hotels, Restaurants and Spas globally, with 2022 featuring 323 Five-Star hotels – up 40 properties from the year prior.

A dozen luxury hotels and three spas in Australia made the cut in the 2021 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards.