The three operating US hotels in The Langham Hotels & Resorts portfolio – The Langham, Chicago; The Langham Huntington, Pasadena and The Langham, New York - are proud to announce that they are among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED® with Forbes Travel Guide.

The comprehensive facility verification helps ensure that guests and travel planners can book with confidence at properties that have appropriate health safety procedures in place.

This verification comes with an easily identifiable “seal of approval” – the Sharecare VERIFIED® with Forbes Travel Guide badge – based on each hotel’s compliance with expert-validated best practices that minimize the risk and impact of COVID-19 and potential future public health events.

“The health and safety of our guests and colleagues is of the utmost importance to our brand,” said Stefan Leser, chief executive officer of Langham Hospitality Group. “We are very proud to be among the first hotels to be certified by Forbes Travel Guide with the Sharecare VERIFIED® with Forbes Travel Guide badge, which we are sure will help our guests feel even more protected when they choose The Langham for their next trip or staycation.”

Developed by Forbes Travel Guide, the global authority on genuine Five-Star service, and digital health industry leader Sharecare, the comprehensive verification covers more than 360 standards across health and hygiene protocols, cleaning products and procedures, ventilation, physical distancing, the guest experience, and health safety communication with guests and employees. Hotels are required to verify their health protocols on an ongoing basis to ensure continued compliance with the most up-to-date global health standards.

“The pandemic has made it clear that hotels and resorts must, first and foremost, assure guests of their safety,” said Filip Boyen, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. "By becoming VERIFIED®, The Langham Hotels & Resorts in the U.S. have demonstrated their commitment to creating a culture of accountability and following global best practices to heighten health security, certified by a third party.”