Each year hotels can be nominated by guests, travel agents/tour operators on the website nominate a hotel to participate in the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards. Winners and finalists in a particular year will automatically be nominated to participate in the following year. Voting is cast by a selected panel of 50 leading tour operators & travel industry consultants. The Awards are exclusively for Luxury Hotels, Lodges & Resorts and do not include any other areas of the travel industry.