Hospitality, Travel & Events

Dallas – – September 29, 2026 -- Topgolf is replacing its legacy event menu with four new chef-driven buffet concepts and increasing buffet frequency to one station per 30 guests, up from one per 50, in its first major events-program update in recent years.

Four new buffet concepts replace fixed-price legacy menu

The new lineup includes Modern Mediterranean (build-your-own salad and bowl bar with chicken shawarma and grilled steak), Cantina Kitchen (a southwest taco and nacho bar with chicken tinga and fajita beef), Taste of Topgolf (sliders and Roman-crust pizza with vegetarian options) and Chef's Table, a premium entrée menu featuring beef tenderloin and herb salmon for executive events. Planners can add à la carte proteins, sliders, sides and whole pizzas, including gluten-friendly, vegan and vegetarian options.

BELGRADE – October 29, 2026 -- Specialised Expo 2027 Belgrade expects more than four million visits, over 140 international participants and 8,000 events when it opens on 15 May 2027, with 200 days left on the countdown.

Seven exhibition halls take shape at the Surčin site

Construction is progressing across seven exhibition halls at the Surčin exhibition site. Pavilion spaces are scheduled for handover by 1 December. Organisers are also preparing transport, security and visitor services.

The exhibition runs from 15 May to 15 August 2027 under the theme "Play for Humanity: Sport and Music for All".

Organisers plan 50,000 business meetings and 175 business events

The programme includes around 50,000 business meetings and more than 175 business events. Organisers say these are designed to help companies of all sizes establish international partnerships.

McLean, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) will move the listing of its common stock to Nasdaq, with trading under the existing ticker HLT starting at market open on Nov. 5, 2026.

Shares will keep trading on the New York Stock Exchange until market close on Nov. 4, 2026. Shareholders do not need to take any action. Hilton said the transfer does not change its business strategy or capital allocation priorities.

Hilton cites growth from 10 brands to 28 since its 2013 return to public markets

Hilton returned to public markets in 2013 after private ownership by Blackstone Inc. At that point it operated 10 brands and about 4,100 hotels in 90 countries and territories. It now runs 28 brands and more than 9,400 properties in 144 countries and territories, with nearly 1.4 million rooms.

MCLEAN, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) placed 53 properties across eight brands in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, up from 47 in 2025, with six taking No. 1 rankings in their categories.

Twenty-six Hilton properties ranked in the top five in their markets, according to the company. The U.S. and U.K. reader surveys covered Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR, NoMad, Signia Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection and Motto by Hilton.

Waldorf Astoria and Conrad take all six first-place rankings

Four Waldorf Astoria properties led their categories in the U.S. survey: The Roosevelt New Orleans (No. 1 in New Orleans, and No. 28 hotel in the world), Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead (No. 1 in Atlanta), Waldorf Astoria Helsinki (No. 1 in Northern Europe) and Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal (No. 1 resort in Western Mexico).

McLean, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has been named the No. 1 Best Workplace for Women in the U.S. by Fortune and Great Place to Work for the eighth consecutive year, extending its run on the list to 11 straight years.

Hilton wins seven No. 1 rankings outside the U.S.

Over the past year, Hilton was also recognized as a Best Workplace for Women in 20 other countries and regions. It took the top spot in Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Uruguay and the Middle East.

Laura Fuentes, Hilton's chief human resources officer and head of Hilton Supply Management, said the ranking reflects a culture in which women are "empowered to speak up, lead boldly" and strengthen the company and its communities.

Caregiving benefit has saved employees about 44,000 hours

Hilton backs the ranking with a set of third-party benefit programs:

Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- Airbnb is tying a $0.10 donation to every completed stay as part of a funding model meant to give its nonprofit arm Airbnb.org $500 million over five years, alongside additional donations. The money is meant to support Airbnb.org's target of one million free nights of temporary housing per year.

Donation applies to every stay without changing guest or host economics

Airbnb will pass $0.10 of its revenue from each stay to Airbnb.org. The company says guest prices stay the same and host payouts are not reduced. Neither guests nor hosts have to sign up or take any action.

Stays cancelled before check-in are excluded, as are bookings of Experiences and Services.

CHICAGO – October 29, 2026 -- Commercial property insurer FM is the presenting partner of Ireland's Kicking King, a final that puts four Irish kickers in front of a U.S. college football audience at halftime of the Northwestern-Iowa game on November 7 at the new $875 million Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.

More than 1,000 athletes entered the pipeline through ten free tryouts in Ireland

The competition is open to athletes aged 16 to 24, most of whom have never kicked an American football. Tryouts began in August. The top 20 kicked at halftime of the TCU-North Carolina game at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on August 29, where Patrick Gaynor made a 61-yard kick. The top 10 then joined an elite training group in Dublin before travelling to Chicago.

LAS VEGAS – October 29, 2026 -- MGM Resorts International has amended its Voting Agreement with People Incorporated, capping the investor group's ownership at 29.9% of outstanding shares and binding it to the Board's recommendation on any change of control transaction.

The amendment follows People's withdrawal of its previously announced proposal to acquire MGM Resorts.

People, Diller and associates must vote with the Board on a change of control

People, Barry Diller and certain associated persons, defined as the Covered Entities, have agreed to vote all their MGM Resorts shares in line with the Board's recommendation in connection with a change of control transaction. The commitment is subject to certain conditions.

The Covered Entities also agreed not to buy additional shares if that would lift their aggregate ownership above 29.9% of the Company's outstanding shares.

ATHENS – October 29, 2026 -- Greek and Serbian business leaders and tourism professionals meet at the InterContinental Athenaeum Athens on 29 October to build partnerships ahead of EXPO 2027 Belgrade, backed by €884 million in bilateral goods trade and roughly €1.27 billion in services trade in 2025.

Serbia's trade ministry reports €884 million in goods trade with Greece for 2025

According to Serbia's Ministry of Internal and Foreign Trade, bilateral trade in goods reached €884 million in 2025. Services trade totalled approximately €1.27 billion.

Roadshow stop opens with a press conference led by EXPO's COO

The Athens event is part of EXPO's international roadshow. It opens with a press conference from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., featuring Igor Kovačević, Chief Operating Officer and Director of the International Participants Department at EXPO 2027 Belgrade, and Dimitrios Skaikos, Greece's Section Commissioner General.

LAS VEGAS – October 29, 2026 -- Sands China Ltd. has priced $1 billion of senior notes, with net proceeds of approximately $989 million earmarked largely to refinance existing debt, parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) said.

Two-tranche offering carries coupons of 6.400% and 6.700%

The majority-owned LVS subsidiary priced $700 million of 6.400% senior notes due 2032 and $300 million of 6.700% senior notes due 2033. The offering is expected to close on November 3, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Proceeds will retire $700 million of 2.300% notes due 2027

Sands China will combine the net proceeds with cash on hand to redeem in full its US$700 million 2.300% senior notes due 2027, plus accrued interest. The 6.400% coupon on the new 2032 tranche is 4.1 percentage points above the coupon on the notes being retired.