A survey carried out by Forbes Travel Guide over two weeks in June has provided insight into the impact of COVID-19 on luxury hospitality.

Forbes Travel Guide has revealed a record 107 new Five-Star awards for 2020, boosting its total number to over 430 properties globally. The significant increase is driven by Forbes’ expansion into 16 new countries.

Perth’s COMO The Treasury was one of only two hotels in the Southern Hemisphere, and the sole Australian property, to make Forbes Travel Guide’s 2019 World’s Best Hotel Rooms. Bulgari Resort Bali was the only other hotel below the equator to make the cut in the Verified List of 41.

Wynn Resorts has declared that it earned the distinction of being the highest-scoring hotel company in the world as rated by Forbes Travel Guide, outranking all other luxury hotel brands the company rates (1,105 hotels in 58 countries). Wynn Resorts said it exceeded “each and every other luxury hotel brand including The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, The Peninsula Hotels, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, among others”.