Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the world-renowned and only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, just announced its annual Star Rating List, presenting InterContinental Hong Kong and two of its restaurants with new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star awards on its illustrious annual Star Rating List. All of the Star Award winners are listed on ForbesTravelGuide.com.

For the 8th consecutive year InterContinental Hong Kong has been named a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel. InterContinental Hong Kong was the first InterContinental Hotel & Resort globally to achieve the exclusive Five-Star rating by the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide in 2013. It is one of only 8 Five-Star hotels in Hong Kong, 70 in Asia-Pacific and 268 globally.
It is the 4th consecutive year that Yan Toh Heen is a Five-Star restaurant. This year Rech by Alain Ducasse has also earned Five-Stars (following two years with Four-Stars). Yan Toh Heen and Rech by Alain Ducasse are two of only 11 Five-Star restaurants in Hong Kong, 36 in Asia-Pacific and 79 globally.

In addition, the hotel's popular STEAK HOUSE winebar + grill has received Four-Stars for the 3rd consecutive year. NOBU InterContinental Hong Kong also received Four-Stars for the 2nd consecutive year.
THE STEAK HOUSE winebar + grill and NOBU are two of only 8 Four-Star restaurants in Hong Kong, 21 in Asia-Pacific and 142 globally.

Commenting on the awards, Claus Pedersen, General Manager, InterContinental Hong Kong says, “We are thrilled to retain the prestigious Forbes Five-Star rating for the 8th consecutive year. We're very proud of our team for this outstanding achievement. This is the highest recognition of the diligent work by all of our colleagues to meet Forbes's extremely discerning criteria and service standards for Five-Star hotels. This award also demonstrates the commitment of IHG and our team to consistently deliver 'True Hospitality' and the highest levels of service.”

He adds, “To encourage and train our team to consistently deliver Forbes Five-Star service, several years ago we created “Service Champions”. These representatives from all of our operational departments lead by example -- demonstrating our outstanding service culture and sharing their passion, enthusiasm and experience with their colleagues to further enhance our service delivery.”

Forbes Travel Guide's luxury travel ratings have been the gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958. In fact, Forbes Travel Guide is recognised for creating the original concept of Five-Star service.

“We have been committed to championing genuine Five-Star service for more than 60 years, and this year's winners, as always, exemplify the very highest standards in hospitality,” said Filip Boyen, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide.  “It is difficult to earn a Forbes Travel Guide rating, and all our Star-Rated winners have shown how incredibly deserving they are of their accolades by demonstrating sheer dedication in their passion for service. We congratulate them all.”

To view the full Star Ratings for 2020, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, click here.

Discover more about Forbes Travel Guide and InterContinental Hong Kong.

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InterContinental Hong Kong

Carole L. Klein
Executive Director of Public Relations & Communications
18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Office Tel: +(852) 2313 2335 / Mobile Tel: +(852) 6288 3217
Fax: +(852) 2721 5964
E-mail:carole.klein@ihg.com
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