Wynn Resports Earns Widespread Industry Accolades in First Half of 2026
2026-07-29
Source: Yogonet
Wynn Resorts received 27-plus awards from Forbes, Fortune, Condé Nast, and others in the first half of 2026, including a James Beard Award for Chef Sarah Thompson and an 18th consecutive Forbes Five-Star designation for Wynn Tower Suites.
Wynn Resorts has amassed a significant collection of industry honors during the opening six months of 2026, with recognitions ranging from a James Beard Foundation Award for one of its chefs to multiple Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star distinctions. The accolades span luxury travel, workplace culture, customer service, sustainability, and culinary excellence.
A standout achievement came when Chef Sarah Thompson of Casa Playa at Wynn Las Vegas received the 2026 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Southwest. The property also earned 18 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards, marking the 20th consecutive year that Wynn Tower Suites at Wynn Las Vegas was named a Five-Star destination. Encore Boston Harbor continued to hold the title of North America's largest regional resort to earn Five-Star status.
Corporate and Companywide Recognition
On the corporate side, Wynn Resorts appeared on numerous business and workplace rankings. These include placements on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies and Fortune 1000 lists, Forbes lists such as America's Best Large Employers, Best Customer Service, Most Trusted Companies in America, and 300 Best Brands for Social Impact. The operator also featured on TIME's America's Best Companies, Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces series (including categories for women, mental wellbeing, and diversity), and Business Insider's America's High Growth Companies. Sustainability efforts earned a spot on Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies list, while Points of Light recognized Wynn in The Civic 50. Preferred Hotels & Resorts gave the company a GIFTTS Legacy Leadership Award.
Individual Resort and Venue Honors
Wynn Las Vegas garnered several property-level awards. Condé Nast Traveler inducted it into the inaugural Triple Crown collection, which highlights hotels appearing across all three flagship franchises: Hot List, Gold List, and Readers' Choice Awards. Other distinctions included Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards, U.S. News & World Report's Best Conference Hotels, and Smart Meetings' Best Integrated Resort Casinos.
Within the resort, specific venues also received high marks. Forbes Five-Star Awards went to Wynn Las Vegas Tower Suites, Encore Las Vegas Tower Suites, The Spa at Wynn, The Spa at Encore, and Wing Lei. The Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association recognized Awakening as Best Production Show, Delilah as Best Supper Club, and XS Nightclub as Best Nightclub, among other category wins. At Encore Boston Harbor, The Spa earned a Forbes Five-Star Award.
The breadth of recognitions—from culinary excellence and sustainability to workplace culture and guest experience—demonstrates the company's commitment to quality across diverse disciplines, according to Wynn.