Hospitality, Travel & Events

Bellevue, Wash. – September 19, 2026 -- Travel Answers has launched BOOK26, a limited-time incentive paying Travel Advisors up to $250 in gift cards per qualifying new booking made by September 19, 2026, for travel commencing by September 19, 2026.

Advisors earn tiered rewards based on booking value

Under BOOK26, Advisors can earn $50, $100 or $250 per qualifying booking, with payouts scaled to the value of the reservation. The tour operator reports more than one-third of current inquiries already concern 2026 travel, driven by demand for last-minute getaways, holiday trips and cruise extensions.

Singapore – September 19, 2026 -- Trip.com Group Limited swung to a net loss of RMB2.4 billion (US$361 million) in the second quarter of 2026, reversing from net income of RMB4.9 billion a year earlier, after China's State Administration for Market Regulation imposed a RMB5.2 billion (US$763 million) anti-monopoly penalty on the travel platform operator.

Dallas – September 19, 2026 -- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, September 19, 2026.

Braemar sets November 4 date for Q3 earnings release covering period ended September 19, 2026

The luxury hotel REIT confirmed the earnings release will be published in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website following the market close on the announced date. Braemar targets high-performance luxury urban and resort properties generating revenue per available room at least twice the U.S. national average, with a portfolio spanning the United States and U.S. territories in the Caribbean.

Boston – September 19, 2026 -- Hilton Boston Back Bay has launched an executive retreat package built around Real Tennis, an 800-year-old sport with fewer than 50 courts remaining worldwide, in partnership with the Tennis & Racquet Club of Boston.

Hotel pairs 15,000 sq ft conference center with rare royal sport access

The Sport of Kings Executive Retreat gives corporate meeting groups access to the Tennis & Racquet Club's historic clubhouse, located steps from Hilton Boston Back Bay's newly renovated 15,000-square-foot conference center and the Hynes Convention Center. Real Tennis, also called Royal Tennis, predates modern tennis and was once played by monarchs including Henry VIII.

North Bethesda, Md. – September 19, 2026 -- RacketPro (RPO) has been named the strategic coaching education provider for Life Time Pickleball (NYSE: LTH), giving coaches across the company's national club network access to RPO's Level 1–3 certification pathway.

Life Time operates more than 900 pickleball courts across 152 clubs nationwide

Over the past two years, Life Time has built one of the largest pickleball court networks in the United States, with over 900 permanent indoor and outdoor courts at 152 locations. The RPO partnership extends that infrastructure investment to coaching quality, standardizing training across all Life Time facilities offering pickleball.

White Plains, N.Y. – September 19, 2026 -- Wings Air Helicopters has been selected to operate VIP helicopter transportation connecting Resorts World New York City at JFK and Resorts World Catskills, cutting a multi-hour ground trip to a 45-minute flight.

Seasonal service extended after summer launch

The program began as a seasonal summer offering and has since been extended, according to the companies. Wings Air Helicopters, an FAA-certified air carrier with nearly 25 years of operating history, runs the chartered flights from strategically located heliports in the New York area using its Airbus AS350 and AS355 helicopter fleet.

San Diego – September 19, 2026 -- Hospitality consultant Robert A. Rauch, CHA, has released "The Hotel Guru's Journey: A Guide to Excellence in the Hotel Industry," a 20-chapter operational guide drawn from more than 50 years in hotel management and over $1 billion in developed and managed hotel assets.

Rauch's career spans dishwasher to developer across major brands

Rauch began his career as a banquet dishwasher in 1974 and progressed through roles as server, restaurant manager, sales manager, food and beverage director, general manager, owner, developer, and consultant. He served as founding chairman of R.A. Rauch & Associates and RAR Hospitality, managing hotel assets under Hilton, Marriott, and Choice Hotels, as well as independent boutique properties.

Miami – – September 19, 2026 -- Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) will host a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, September 19, 2026, at 10 a.m. EDT to discuss third-quarter financial results.

Carnival confirms earnings release date ahead of investor call

The world's largest cruise operator confirmed the third-quarter results are expected to be released the morning of the call. A simulcast will be available through the company's website for analysts and investors tracking performance across its eight cruise-line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises, and Seabourn.

Beverly Hills – September 19, 2026 -- Luxury Estates has launched a single website, www.luxuryestates.net, combining bookings for its two distinct California properties for the first time: Mirabella Estate, a 10-acre overnight compound in Indio, and Marmar Estate, a 1.5-acre Beverly Hills venue restricted to exterior events and production work.

New site separates overnight stays from event and film bookings

The two properties, roughly 100 miles apart, serve different markets and the new platform is structured to prevent confusion between them. Each estate has its own gallery, section and inquiry form, with a side-by-side comparison covering location, acreage, overnight capacity, event capacity and availability.

St. Michaels, Md. – September 19, 2026 -- Inn at Perry Cabin, the 78-room waterfront resort on Maryland's Eastern Shore, has appointed Kurt Berman as General Manager, bringing nearly three decades of luxury hospitality leadership across four continents to the property.

Berman brings resort leadership from Iceland, Thailand, the Maldives and beyond

Berman joins from Eleven Deplar Farm in Iceland, an exclusive adventure lodge, and previously held roles as Vice President of Hospitality at Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah and Chief Executive Officer of Ropeswing Hospitality Group in Bentonville, Arkansas. His career also includes leadership positions at Samujana in Thailand, Six Senses in the Maldives, Frégate Island Private in the Seychelles, and Rosewood properties in the Caribbean.