FAB Hotels Asia was launched on 1 Jan 2025, conceptualised by founder and chief editor Cedric Tan, a veteran travel and lifestyle journalist and author who has contributed extensively to many top lifestyle publications across the region over the past 2 decades. FHA publishes its annual FAB Gold List to honour the very best establishments reviewed by us from 1 Jan - 31 Dec every year. These are the very best hotels, restaurants and spas skimmed from the crème of our FAB establishments, with design and service awards included for good measure. Our FAB Gold Listers of 2024 are selected from 119 hotels across China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. There will only be 100 hotels and resorts on FHA FAB Gold List. Read about the selection criteria here.