The May 2026 Issue — Now Available
The Carnegie Journal

Annual Editorial Recognition Programme

The Carnegie Journal Select Awards 2026

더 카네기 저널 셀렉트 어워즈 2026

An editorial recognition programme for places, stays, brands, and people worth remembering.

Current Programme

Korea Stay 2026

한국 스테이 부문

Main Recognition

The Carnegie Journal Stay of the Year

더 카네기 저널 올해의 스테이

Award Areas

Stay

Taste

Design

Style

Brands

Local Culture

Editorial Standards

The Carnegie Journal views a stay not simply as a room product, but as a cultural scene that reflects the taste of a city and its neighbourhood.

Sense of Place

How clearly the space belongs to its city, neighbourhood, and immediate surroundings.

Design Completeness

The coherence of materials, layout, lighting, and visual decisions.

Stay Experience

How arrival, rest, service rhythm, and departure come together as an experience.

Brand Narrative

The story a property can tell beyond price, location, and amenities.

Visual Identity

The strength and consistency of the property’s photographic and spatial impression.

Spatial Concept Clarity

Whether the concept is legible, memorable, and meaningfully expressed through the space.

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Partnership Desk

For brands with a story worth editing.

Private partner inquiries for hotels, restaurants, cultural spaces, design-led brands, and destinations seeking an editorially framed presence inside The Carnegie Journal.

partners@thecarnegiejournal.com