From a family-friendly South Carolina getaway to a traditional Sardinian hideaway, these are the luxury properties our inspectors want to revisit. Our inspectors visit thousands of hotels around the globe each year. Most high-end properties leave pleasant memories, but some go beyond creative in-room amenities with out-of-this-world extras that make a stay truly sublime. Ahead […]
The inaugural Hotel Icons List celebrates enduring luxury properties more than a century old from Colorado to Cannes. In an era when luxury hotels open and close like umbrellas, longevity in the hospitality world seems almost impossible. Yet scattered across the globe, dressed in their finest holiday splendor each December, just as they have for generations, […]
The second annual Verified Air Travel Awards celebrate everything from the best cabin suites to the top lounges. Every trip consists of a thousand touchpoints, and for travelers, the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is decided at each turn. From curbside check-in to in-flight service, every detail matters. That is why Forbes Travel Guide’s second […]
Martha Stewart, Naomi Campbell and other A-listers take the amenity-filled, 792-foot Luminara out for a spin in the Mediterranean Sea. Here’s what to expect onboard. It’s fitting that the Ritz-Carlton’s newest superyacht, Luminara, is named after the Latin word for “light,” seeing as how the ship’s maiden voyage was graced by Kendall Jenner, Naomi Campbell, […]
From Aruba to Vancouver, these picturesque races (and one vertical challenge) will inspire you to lace up and run the 42km. Plus, a guide to luxurious hotels in each destination to celebrate the finish. The second Friday in January has become known as Quitter’s Day because that’s when most people give up on their New Year’s […]
From Montana to Melbourne, here are the hottest new luxury getaways for the coming year. Every year, Forbes Travel Guide rates the finest hotels, spas, cruises and restaurants in the world, but its editors and ratings team are always scouring the globe for the most anticipated luxury hotel openings. For 2025, the emphasis is on wellness getaways, […]
If you want to live out scenes from your favourite television shows and movies, these luxury properties from across the globe will happily set the stage. There’s a growing faction in Hollywood that believes stunt people deserve to be annually acknowledged at the Oscars. We couldn’t agree more. But we don’t think the trophy presentations should stop […]
The countdown is on for Paris’ Summer Olympics, when the City of Light will transform into a living arena for the third time in history. By Lane Nieset Paris already ranks as one of the most-visited cities in the world — with nearly 36 million visitors in 2023 — but when the 2024 Summer Olympics goes from […]
After the pandemic hibernation, people travelled the world in droves in 2023 to see all the faraway destinations they missed or never had a chance to visit. For 2024, we anticipate that travellers will make a concerted effort to seek out more meaningful experiences. Of course, “meaningful” is subjective. For one person, that could be […]
Building a high-end hotel is painstaking work. From the moment a new project is announced, teams face an unrelenting battle with the clock, rising material costs, temperamental weather, and countless other challenges. But none of that has stopped the following 30 properties from circling 2024 as the year they’d open their doors. As soon as […]