Wynn Resorts Earns Additional Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its official 2015 Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating list, awarding 11 distinguished Five-Star awards to the Tower Suites, spas and restaurants at Wynn Macau and Encore at Wynn Macau, as well as Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. It is of special significance that Wynn Macau became the only Quintuple Five-Star Resort in the world. Collectively, Wynn Resorts has more Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star awards than any other independent hotel company in the world. Wynn Resorts picked up an additional 13 Stars since 2014 with the addition of one Five-Star restaurant at Wynn Macau, and two Four-Star restaurants at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Tower Suites at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore once again each earned the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award. This marks the ninth year for Wynn Tower Suites and the sixth year for Encore Tower Suites to be recognized with this prestigious accolade. Additionally, the Spas at Wynn and Encore are among an elite group of spas in the world to be recognized with Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards.

Wynn Macau is proud to become the only Quintuple Five-Star Resort in the world with its hotel, spa and three restaurants garnering Five-Star recognitions, including Ristorante il Teatro, which was upgraded from a Four-Star to a Five-Star designation for the first time this year. Additionally, both spas at Wynn Macau and Encore at Wynn Macau earned the highest Forbes rating.

Wynn Resorts collectively received a remarkable 99 Stars consisting of the following Forbes Travel Guide honors:

Las Vegas:

• Wynn Tower Suites (Five-Star)
• The Spa at Wynn (Five-Star)
• Encore Tower Suites (Five-Star)
• The Spa at Encore (Five-Star)
• Wynn Resort Tower (Four-Star)
• Encore Resort Tower (Four-Star)
• *Andrea's (Four-Star)
• Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare (Four-Star)
• *Botero (Four-Star)
• The Country Club—A New American Steakhouse (Four-Star)
• Mizumi (Four-Star)
• Sinatra (Four-Star)
• SW Steakhouse (Four-Star)
• Wing Lei (Four-Star)

*Restaurants received Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star designations for the first time this year.

Macau:
Wynn Macau

• Wynn Macau (Five-Star)
• The Spa at Wynn Macau (Five-Star)
• Wing Lei (Five-Star)
• Golden Flower (Five-Star)
• *Ristorante il Teatro (Five-Star)
• Mizumi  (Four-Star)

Encore at Wynn Macau

• Encore at Wynn Macau (Five-Star)
• The Spa at Encore (Five-Star)

*Restaurant elevated to a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star designation after receiving a Four-Star award last year.

"Our Star Ratings recognize the finest hotels, restaurants and spas in the world. These ratings serve as the most authoritative guideposts for guests seeking exceptional travel experiences. Our primary mission is to contribute to excellence in hospitality, serving the global tourism industry as well as the guest," said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide.

For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star ratings, click here.

About Wynn Resorts:
Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Indexes. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn and Encore Las Vegas (www.wynnlasvegas.com) and Wynn and Encore Macau (www.wynnmacau.com).

Wynn and Encore Las Vegas feature two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas, approximately 186,000 square feet of casino space, 34 food and beverage outlets featuring signature chefs, two award-winning spas, an on-site 18-hole golf course, meeting space, a Ferrari and Maserati dealership, approximately 99,000 square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms; three nightclubs and a beach club.

Wynn and Encore Macau is a destination casino located in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two luxury hotel towers with a total of 1,008 spacious rooms and suites, approximately 280,000 square feet of casino space, casual and fine dining in eight restaurants, approximately 57,000 square feet of retail space, recreation and leisure facilities, including two health clubs, two spas and a pool.

About Forbes Travel Guide:
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, is the originator of the prestigious Five Star Rating system, and has provided the travel industry's most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas since 1958. Forbes Travel Guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against up to 800 rigorous and objective standards, providing consumers the insight to make better-informed travel and leisure decisions. Forbes Travel Guide is the gold standard for luxury hospitality ratings worldwide. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.

ForbesTravelGuide.com combines the objectivity and heritage of the Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating system with insightful recommendations from a hand-selected group of travel experts, tastemakers and Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. ForbesTravelGuide.com is the sole online destination for Forbes Travel Guide's list of Star Rated hotels, restaurants and spas, and gives its registered members exclusive access to special offers and curated experiences from select Forbes Travel Guide partners.

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