After restaurants and bars, 50 Best is now targeting the hospitality industry. Last night, the world renowned awards revealed that the first edition of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ will take place in September 2023.
The idea behind the creation of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels‘ annual ranking list is to praise the best hotel experiences and provide the best locations around the world as voted for by a panel of 580 global industry experts.
The upcoming annual list will join ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants‘ and ‘The World’s 50 Best Bars’ as the top 50 Best rankings.
Everything about the list of the 50 best hotels in the world
How is the list created and who are the voters?
The list is created by The World’s 50 Best Hotels Academy, a balanced mix of anonymous industry voters including seasoned luxury travelers, hoteliers, educators, hospitality professionals and travel journalists. These anonymous Academy voters are selected by a group of industry-leading Academy Presidents in nine global regions.
Who are the Presidents of the Academy?
The Academy Presidents are comprised of nine extremely experienced journalists in the field of travel and hospitality. They include Cecilia Núñez (President of the Academy for Latin America, including the Caribbean), Danielle Demetriou (President of the Academy for Japan and South Korea), Kee Foong (President of the Academy for China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) , Jeninne Lee-St John (President of the Academy for Southeast Asia), Isabella Sullivan (President of the Academy for the Middle East and Africa), Michael Harden (President of the Academy for Oceania), Yolanda Edwards (President of the Academy for USA and Canada), Zinara Rathnayake (Academy President for South Asia) and Lauren Ho (Academy Chair for Europe).
Inauguration of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ list
As the world recovers from the pandemic, 50 Best feels the time is perfect to publish the rankings of the world’s fifty best hotels. The annual list will be declared at a highly anticipated awards ceremony.
A selection of special prizes announced in the previous weeks will lead up to the inaugural event in September 2023.
