12. Anantara
Anantara scored 67.1%. It didn't make the top 12 in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes hotels in: Portugal, Thailand, Vietnam
11. One&Only
One&Only scored 69.3% and dropped from the ninth place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Mauritius, Los Cabos, the Maldives
10. COMO
COMO scored 71.4%. It didn't make the top 12 in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Australia, Turks and Caicos, Indonesia
9. St. Regis
St. Regis scored 73.1% and moved up from the 10th place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: China, Italy, Thailand
8. Six Senses
Six Senses scored 74.3% and dropped from the third place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Bhutan, Fiji, Singapore
7. Rosewood
Rosewood scored 76.1% and moved up from the 11th place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: USA, Cambodia, Myanmar
6. Auberge
Auberge scored 76.8% and remained in sixth place, where it also landed in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Mexico, Greece, Fiji
5. Oetker Collection
Oetker Collection scored 78.6% and dropped from the second-place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Germany, France, UK
4. Aman
Aman scored 78.9% and dropped from the first place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Sri Lanka, Montenegro, Japan
3. Four Seasons
Four Seasons scored 79.4% and moved up from the seventh-place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Argentina, Lebanon, Puerto Rico
2. Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental scored 81.4% and moved up from the fifth-place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: China, Italy, Czech Republic
1. Belmond
Belmond scored 83.1% and moved up from the fourth place spot in LTI's 2018 ranking.
Includes locations in: Anguilla, Ireland, Peru
Arnaud Champenois, the SVP of Marketing and Brand at Belmond, told Business Insider in a statement:
"For us, luxury travel means providing exciting, never-been-done experiences combined with genuine, highly-personalized service. We strive to continually re-imagine how people might travel and discover a destination, while celebrating the history and heritage of each place."
Other brands that didn't make the cut but ranked highly enough to be monitored throughout the upcoming year included (in alphabetical order): Alila, Banyan Tree, Dorchester Collection, Fairmont, Firmdale, Jumeirah, Oberoi, Park Hyatt, Peninsula, Raffles, Ritz Carlton, Rocco Forte, Shangri-La, Soho House and The Luxury Collection.
Source: Travel Daily News
LTI's ranking only took into account brands with 10 or more properties. Those with less than 10 that still ranked highly according to their algorithm included (in alphabetical order): Bulgari, Capella, Cheval Blanc, Maybourne, Montage, and Soneva.
Source: Travel Daily News