That is the second version of the lodge rankings and the most recent class within the 50 Greatest lists began by UK information and occasions firm William Reed in 2002, the 12 months it launched The Greatest Eating places checklist.
In his opening remarks on the ceremony, Tim Brooke-Webb, managing director of fifty Greatest shared: “This night isn’t just about rankings. It’s additionally about recognising the story behind every property — tales of imaginative and prescient, arduous work and unwavering dedication to excellence from the center of bustling cities to the serenity of secluded retreats.”
This 12 months’s checklist options resorts from 37 locations throughout six continents. It’s created from a 600-strong nameless voting panel known as The Academy, which includes seasoned luxurious travellers, journey journalists and hoteliers, with a 50/50 gender stability. The panel is break up into 9 areas the world over, every led by an Academy Chair. On the level of voting, members checklist the seven finest resorts they’ve stayed in over the past 18 months so as of choice. No lodge can apply to be on the checklist and voters can’t vote for greater than three properties from throughout the identical lodge group.
Asia had the very best variety of winners (19) adopted by Europe (13), North America (9), Africa (4), Oceania (4) and South America (1). There have been 15 new entries throughout 12 territories, together with Oman, French Polynesia and Fiji.
