Hospitality, Travel & Events

Hamburg – November 03, 2026 -- The German dance school trade association WDTU will present its award to Andrea Berg on Saturday, November 7, while dance schools nationwide run a three-hour Discofox marathon for charity.

WDTU honors Berg for the most self-written Discofox titles

The Wirtschaftsverband Deutscher Tanzschulunternehmen (WDTU) is recognizing Berg for her commitment to the dance school industry and her contribution to Discofox. The ceremony takes place on World Dance Day at the "Hazienda" venue of Hotel Sonnenhof in Kleinaspach, Berg's hometown.

The association cites her three-decade career and her status as the artist with the most self-written Discofox titles. It describes her as the most successful artist in German chart history. According to the jury, her music brings people of all ages onto the dance floor and has kept the style alive in dance schools and clubs across generations.

CORAL SPRING – November 02, 2026 -- Ocean Signature Resorts has opened Ocean Allure Eden Bay, a 444-suite, adults-only (18+), all-inclusive resort in Trelawny, Jamaica, converting the former Ocean Eden Bay into the flagship of its Ocean Allure collection.

The property sits 40 minutes from MBJ Airport, near historic Falmouth. It targets couples, corporate incentive groups and social gatherings.

Every guest gets a dedicated concierge, regardless of room category

The resort applies its Comprehensive Concierge Service to all 444 suites. Each guest is paired with a concierge for itineraries, private dining and spa bookings. The service runs 24/7 and includes 24-hour in-suite dining and valet parking.

LONDON – November 02, 2026 -- EXPO 2027 Belgrade is courting tour operators at WTM London with a pitch built on more than four million expected visits over 93 days, as Serbia seeks to turn the first Specialised Expo in the Western Balkans into bookable travel products.

The exhibition runs from 15 May to 15 August 2027 and has confirmed more than 140 international participants. Organizers are asking travel partners to build dedicated visits, group packages and itineraries that combine Belgrade with other parts of Serbia in their 2027 portfolios.

Serbia's inbound tourism grew 6.5% in the first eight months of 2026

Serbia recorded 3.13 million tourist arrivals between January and August 2026, up 6.5% year-on-year. Foreign overnight stays rose 5.8% to 4.33 million.

Overnight stays by UK visitors climbed 8.7%, a faster rate than the overall foreign total. That gives the London showing a concrete source-market rationale.

BETHESDA – November 02, 2026 -- Marriott International raised its full-year 2026 global RevPAR growth outlook to 4.5-5 percent after third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA rose 12 percent to $1,512 million, from $1,349 million a year earlier.

Worldwide RevPAR grew 6.5 percent in the quarter on higher average daily rate and occupancy. The U.S. & Canada rose 7.4 percent and international markets rose 4.4 percent. CEO Anthony Capuano cited "continued momentum across our business."

Net income rises 9 percent to $794 million, adjusted EPS jumps to $3.02

Reported net income reached $794 million, against $728 million in the third quarter of 2025. Reported diluted EPS was $3.04, up from $2.67. Reported operating income increased to $1,274 million from $1,180 million.

DALLAS – November 02, 2026 -- Topgolf and TMRW Sports have signed a multi-year partnership that brings TGL presented by SoFi and WTGL competition formats to Topgolf venues and Toptracer Range facilities worldwide, tying the leagues to a network of more than 100 Topgolf venues and over 1,450 Toptracer sites.

Topgolf puts league competition holes in venues for the first time

Guests will be able to play the custom-designed competition holes that define the TGL and WTGL seasons, a first for Topgolf. The partnership also covers match-night watch parties at select venues, with league talent features, gameplay discounts and dedicated programming.

Topgolf is opening with the Topgolf WTGL Challenge, which runs through the first WTGL season. Fans who complete the WTGL match-play holes enter a sweepstakes running 11/8 to 12/23. Three randomly selected winners each receive a $500 gift card for official WTGL merchandise.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS – – November 02, 2026 -- New York City-based social wellness brand Bathhouse opens its first New Jersey location on November 5, 2026. The 20,000-square-foot, four-level site anchors The Park, a 185-acre mixed-use campus undergoing a $500 million repositioning.

Bathhouse builds four indoor pools, two saunas and a steam room on one site

The facility includes salt, hot, cold and neutral indoor pools, two saunas and a steam room. A year-round "Nordic spa" style deck adds a rooftop sauna and three outdoor pools (hot, cold, neutral). It is open daily from 8am to 11:30pm, and reservations are now being accepted.

Co-Founder Jason Goodman said the brand set out to make sauna culture part of everyday life. He named locals, professionals and travelers as the target users.

NORWALK – November 02, 2026 -- Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET on November 3, with a conference call to follow 30 minutes later.

Results will be posted via a press release on the Investor Relations website

The company will make the earnings release available through its Investor Relations website. The release will carry the full third-quarter 2026 figures for the group, which operates Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable in over 220 countries and territories.

Management will discuss the quarter on a 4:30 p.m. ET call

Booking Holdings intends to hold the conference call on November 3 at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results. The event will be webcast on the company's Investor Relations website.

Audio replays will be available on the same website for seven days after the call.

WASHINGTON -- Placemakr will open an 87-unit apartment-hotel in Tempe, Arizona, on December 2, 2026, its second Arizona location and the sixth Placemakr property listed under Apartment Collection by Hilton.

Placemakr Tempe takes bookings from November 2 ahead of a December 2 opening

Placemakr Tempe, Apartments by Hilton, became bookable through Apartment Collection by Hilton on November 2. The property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units inside Shorehaven, a new 722-unit Class-A community developed by Silverstein Properties at 1310 Vista Del Lago Drive, along Tempe Town Lake.

Guests will have access to a resort-style pool, game lawn, clubroom and fitness center. Shorehaven is minutes from the Arizona State University campus and downtown Tempe. It will also include boutique retail, dining, entertainment and office space.

MELVILLE – – November 02, 2026 -- GYMGUYZ, the in-home and on-site personal training franchisor, formally launched its youth fitness line GYMGUYZ Kidz and rolled out new AI initiatives at its Recharge 2026 conference, held September 23-25 in Naples, Florida.

The annual event gathered franchisees, trainers, corporate staff and vendor partners from a network of 177 locations across 31 states. The agenda centered on leadership, management, operations and client acquisition, delivered through workshops, peer roundtables and separate owner and trainer breakouts.

Founder and CEO Josh York said there is "no ceiling" on what franchisees can achieve and described the system as hungry for what comes next.

London – November 02, 2026 -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) will debut eDraw Plus, a new iLottery game category, at the World Lottery Summit 2026 in Sydney, November 9-12. It is the company's first WLS appearance as a pure-play lottery business.

eDraw Plus adds story-driven and on-demand draws to digital lottery

eDraw Plus keeps the foundation of traditional draw products and adds story-driven games, on-demand draws and immersive experiences aimed at digital players. Brightstar will also show omnichannel content tied to licensed brands including Wheel of Fortune, Ghostbusters and Rubik's. Pan Am is the licensed brand for its Instants games. The booth will also feature the company's patented draw games and instant ticket innovations.