The Forbes Traveler 400 panel, consisting of 83 highly regarded travel professionals and other knowledgeable globetrotters, rated properties in which they recently stayed. No hotel executives participated, and the writers chosen to review the hotels did not accept a complimentary stay.
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PROMINENT TRAVELERS
TOUR OPERATORS
EDITORS & WRITERS
TRAVEL INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES
CEOs
TRAVEL AGENTS

Mario Batali Chef/Restaurant Owner	Anthony Bourdain Chef/Author
Mark Bunting Host Discovery Channel	Frederic Fekkai President and Founder Frederic Fekkai
Peter Greenberg Travel Editor The Today Show	Karim Rashid Designer Karim Rashid Inc.
Adam Tihany Principal and CEO Tihany Design

Dan Austin Director Austin-Lehman Adventures	Buddy Bombard Founder/President Buddy Bombard's Europe
Cherri Briggs President Explore Africa	George Butterfield Chairman Butterfield & Robinson
Geoffrey Kent Founder/Chairman/CEO Abercrombie & Kent	Paul Lehman Managing Director Austin-Lehman Adventures
George Morgan-Grenville President/ Chief Marketing Officer Abercrombie & Kent	Ian Swain President and Owner Swain Tours

Serge Dive Founder International Luxury Travel Market	Patrick Goff Hotel Designer HotelDesigns.net
Steve Hafner CEO and cofounder Kayak.com	Peter Haigh Principle Consultant Hamilton Haigh Associates
Dan Hanrahan President Celebrity Cruises	Terrell Jones Chairman/Founder Kayak.com/ Travelocity.com
Michael Matthews Columnist/Partner Mankarios Partnership	Gregg Michel President and COO Crystal Cruises
Lisa Light CEO/Author DestinationBride.com	Albert Peter CEO Silversea Cruises
Stan Plog Consultant Plog Research	Aaron Simpson CEO Quintessentially
Mario Sarafraz CEO Luxury Group	Rob Solomon President and CEO Sidestep, Inc.
Mike Spring Publisher/Vice President Frommer's Travel Guides	Ken Simms President HotelLine.com
Matthew Upchurch CEO Virtuoso	Kevin Weakland President/CEO LasVegas ConventionTravel.com
Tony Wheeler Co-founder Lonely Planet Publications	Bill Misunas CEO ETravCo

Chris Barnett Columnist Barnett on Business Travel	Joe Brancatelli Editor/Publisher JoeSentMe.com
Edward Carter Columnist EdwardCarters Travels.com	Roger Cox Editor Tennis Resorts Online
Valarie D'Elia Executive Producer/ NY1 Travel Expert TravelWithVal.com	Andrew Harper Editor in Chief Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report
Anthony Lassman Owner and Publisher Nota Bene	Rudy Maxa Public television producer/host Smart Travels, Europe & Pacific Rim
Tom Passavant Contributing Editor Diversion Magazine/ Aspen Magazine	Everett Potter Editor/Columnist Ski Magazine/ USA Today
Arnie Weissmann Editor in Chief Travel Weekly	Dan Hayes Editor in Chief CNN Traveller Magazine

Adam Aron Chairman and CEO World Leisure Partners	Chad Brown President and CEO Bebaa, Inc.
Mark Carmichael Chief Executive Officer OpenStrategies UK LTD.	Mel Elson President and CEO Global Cosmeceutical Innovations
Mitchell Gold CEO/Chairman Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams	Rick Hemmerling President/Co-founder ExOfficio
Diane Hilliard President/Founder/CEO Hilliard & Olander LTD.	Shellie Karabell President Sunshine Media
Sateesh Lele Chairman Global Data Systems	Larry Mathis Former President Methodist Hospital System, Houston
Kathy Misunas Founder Essential Ideas	Greg Pesik President and CEO Passkey International Inc.
Spencer Rascoff CFO Zillow.com	Chris Rodrigues President and CEO Visa International
Patrick Spain Chairman and CEO High Beam Research	Simon Wagstaff Owner and CEO ASA Group Limited
Stephan Wirtz Managing Director TouchDown	Pedro Valades CEO Valnest Hospitality
John Youle Executive President Consult Andes S.A.	Kimberly Bradach CEO Bradach Racing Inc. Eileen Chua CEO Xiomara Fashion

Jody Bear President Bear & Bear Travel	Jack Bloch President JB's World	Sheri Doyle Owner Pacific Northwest Journeys	Barbara Gallay President Linden Travel Bureau
Joseph Haddad President Diners Fugazy Travel	Barbara King Co-President Great Getaways	Lisa Lindblad President Lisa Lindblad Travel Design	Chips Lindenmeyr President Lindenmeyr Travel
Mary Ann Ramsey President Betty Maclean Travel	Anne Scully President McCabe Bremer Travel	Pallavi Shah Chairperson Our Personal Guest, Inc.	Rudi Steele President Rudi Steele Travel
Phoebe Weinberg President Greatways Travel, Inc.	Sho Dozono CEO Azumano Travel/ American Express Julie Lemish Vice President Rex Travel

The Forbes Traveler 400 edited by Rich Beattie and Kate Sekules.