How Do Those Forbes Travel Guide Ratings Really Work?

Amanda Frasier, president-standards and ratings for Forbes Travel Guide (FTG), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report, about the famed FTG ratings of hotels, restaurants and spas, how they work and how the evaluators do their job. Frasier also details how FTG has expanded into rating cruise products, first with ocean cruises and next with river cruises. She also talks about the growth of the Forbes Travel Summit, the third edition of which will take place in Monte Carlo in February 2027. For more information, visit www.forbestravelguide.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.