Advance Your Career with Verified Luxury Certifications by Forbes Travel Guide
Discover the next standard in luxury hospitality certification.
Forbes Travel Guide has introduced Verified Luxury Certifications, a new credentialing program designed to recognize the knowledge, skills and expertise of luxury service professionals.
Explore our first offering, Verified Luxury Practitioner (VLP), an advanced certification for experienced professionals seeking to validate their expertise and distinguish themselves in luxury hospitality.
Discover the certification, explore your pathway and take the next step in your professional journey.
The global benchmark for exceptional service — now for the people behind it
For decades, Forbes Travel Guide has set the global standard for luxury hospitality.
Now, through The Academy, that same rigor, credibility, and expertise are shaping the professionals behind the world’s finest experiences. This is the foundation of Verified Luxury Certifications — a credentialing pathway for exceptional service.
More than a certification. A verified badge of excellence.
Designed and administered by The Academy in partnership with Forbes Travel Guide, Verified Luxury Certifications are built on a multidisciplinary mindset — across luxury behaviors, service skills, and operational execution — required to validate excellence.
This is not training for today. It’s preparation for the next level of development.
Who is early access for?
- Professionals seeking globally recognized validation of service excellence
- Luxury service leaders across hospitality, travel, and premium environments
- Department heads, General Managers and beyond
If you shape service — or the people who deliver it — you belong here.
You're not just achieving a certification. You're investing in your future.
Every credential within the Verified Luxury Certifications suite is designed to signal credibility, capability, and commitment to exceptional service — recognized globally and backed by Forbes Travel Guide’s authority.
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