Meliá Koh Samui, a 159-room and 41-suite resort with a lagoon pool that loops through its grounds like a river and suites (pictured below) made from teak wood vessels, has opened on Thailand’s second largest island, Koh Samui. The first property in Thailand launched under Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels International, the resort celebrated its …
For the ninth consecutive year, Kohler Co. announces The American Club and Kohler Waters Spa at Destination Kohler have retained its Five-Star ratings from Forbes Travel Guide. Forbes’ 62nd annual list of Star Rating winners recognizes the world’s finest hospitality entities and is earned through anonymous inspections from the highly qualified Forbes Travel Guide team, …
Preferred Hotels & Resorts – the world’s largest independent hotel brand representing more than 750 distinctive hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 countries – has unveiled the winners of its second annual I Prefer Members’ Choice Awards. For 2019, 40 hotels in 23 countries were selected as winners across four regional categories with Discovery Shores …
Kaanapali Beach Hotel, and sister property, The Plantation Inn, were each recognized in HAWAII Magazine’s 2020 8th annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Kaanapali Beach Hotel ranked number one on Maui across seven categories ranging from “Best Hotel/Resort with Aloha Spirit” to “Best Buffet” and “Best Hotel/Resort Staff.” Adding to its extensive list of honors, the hotel …
Grupo Piñero, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resort’s parent company, has announced a significant $60 million investment to renovate its Living Resorts division, which includes hotels, residential units and golf courses that operate under the Bahia Principe brand. As part of the group’s continuous commitment to offer guests an elevated experience, resorts in both Mexico and …
Meredith Corporation’s Travel + Leisure has released its 15th annual It List, a selection of the top new and renovated hotels in the world. The list is available on TravelandLeisure.com and in the March issue, available on newsstands February 21. Each year, Travel + Leisure editors scout hundreds of new hotels around the globe in …
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced a new property in San Francisco, a 248-room hotel in the prime waterfront location of Fisherman’s Wharf. When it opens this summer, the Kimpton Alton Hotel will join two other Kimpton San Francisco hotels to offer travelers an elevated and thoughtfully designed travel experience in one of the most …
Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), a leading global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, has announced its annual Star Rating list, presenting Nemacolin Woodlands Resort with several Five- and Four-Star Ratings. The Nemacolin team was presented with a Five-Star Award for Falling Rock, for the third consecutive year, a testament to the resort team’s …
Half Moon, one of the Caribbean’s most iconic destinations, has been awarded the prestigious Four-Star Rating by the Forbes Travel Guide. The gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958, the Forbes Star ratings are based on professional, anonymous inspections. With this new honor, Half Moon becomes the first resort in Jamaica to ever hold …
Red Carnation Hotels has announced that four of its award-winning properties have achieved the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) Five-Star rating in the annual Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards. Joining sister property Hotel 41 in receiving the highest FTG accolade are London’s The Milestone Hotel and The Egerton House Hotel, alongside Virtuoso’s 2015 ‘Hotel of …