FORBES Travel Guide unveiled its annual Star Rating list, naming The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou as a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel for its service and facilities. This is the fifth year the hotel has been honored with such an international accolade among 210 hotels globally. Meanwhile, The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Guangzhou earned the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star honor. Completing the first phase of its deluxe rooms’ facelift, The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou unveiled its latest addition of stylish premium rooms in October 2018. These rooms showcase a perfect combination of contemporary classic and the Gold Standard of The Ritz-Carlton. “The Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings list is considered one of the foremost authorities of the world’s finest luxury hotels, spas and restaurants. We are thrilled to receive the five-star rating for five years consecutively,” said Mr. Matthias Vogt, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou. Forbes Travel Guide is the only independent and global rating system with an integrated guest service excellence team of consultants for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Started as Mobil Travel Guide in 1958, the company created the first five-star rating system in the United States. Today, Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors travel the world, evaluating properties based on up to 900 rigorous, objective standards. The company’s annual star ratings, reviews and daily travel stories help discerning travelers select the world’s best luxury experiences.(SD News) | 