Events, Trade Shows & Attractions (MICE)

Belgrade – November 09, 2026 -- More than 19,000 candidates from Serbia and 153 other countries have applied to the Expo Playmakers volunteer programme for Expo 2027 Belgrade, just over six months before the Specialised Expo opens.

International applicants make up over one-third of the pool

More than 7,100 applications come from abroad, over a third of the total. Submissions arrived from Russia, China, Germany and Italy, among other countries.

The most sought-after assignments are support roles for the digital team and the pavilions of international participants, followed by positions in protocol and the sports programme.

Selected volunteers receive tailored training and a certificate

Chosen volunteers get training matched to their assignment and hands-on experience at an international large-scale event. After completing their service, they receive an internationally recognised volunteer certificate.

SHENZHEN – November 08, 2026 -- Rongbaozhai and CICG Asia-Pacific opened the special exhibition Contour of the Time: Classics, Heritage and Convergence in Shenzhen on the afternoon of November 4, 2026, ahead of the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. The event opened with a performance by Wing Chun heritage inheritor Dong Chonghua alongside AGIBOT humanoid robots.

Rongbaozhai Outlines Dual-Headquarters Plan for Asia-Pacific Art Trade

Zhao Dong, Party Committee Secretary and Director of Rongbaozhai Co., Ltd., said the company draws on more than 350 years of cultural work. Rongbaozhai runs headquarters in Beijing and in the Greater Bay Area, where it is developing its full range of cultural and artistic operations.

Lafayette – November 07, 2026 -- The Louisiana First Horizon Foundation has committed funding to the Louisiana Music Museum's capital campaign, securing naming recognition for the Walk of Legends Plaza at the planned Downtown Lafayette attraction. The museum is a program of the Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA).

Foundation Takes Naming Recognition for Walk of Legends Plaza

The plaza is an outdoor entrance space along South Buchanan Street, designed to honor Louisiana's musical legends. The Foundation's support goes toward the ongoing capital campaign. The announcement did not disclose the amount.

The Foundation is the private charitable arm of First Horizon National Corporation. It was founded in 2020 and has donated more than $15 million to community needs. Arts & Culture is one of its five impact areas, alongside Education & Leadership, Environment, Financial Literacy and Health & Human Services.

LONDON – November 06, 2026 -- VidantaWorld, the luxury tourism and entertainment platform of Grupo Vidanta, has unveiled BON (Beauty of Nature), a theme park backed by an investment of approximately USD 1.5 billion, to the international travel trade at World Travel Market London 2026. The company bills BON as the world's first luxury theme park. It is located at VidantaWorld Vallarta in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico, and opens to the public in 2027.

BON began a guest-only soft opening on October 24

The phased Private Soft Opening is restricted to guests staying at VidantaWorld, who can buy tickets during their stay. The park operates from 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, at intentionally limited capacity. New themed worlds and attractions will be added gradually before the general public is admitted.

Montville, Conn. – November 06, 2026 -- Mohegan Sun is investing $30 million in a multi-phase renovation of its 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, replacing all seating and rebuilding food and beverage, concourse and entrance areas after 25 years of operation.

The project is being developed with SCI Architects. Most construction will run alongside the Arena's active event schedule, but the venue will close for two months starting December 15. It is set to reopen on Sunday, February 28, with a concert by Breaking Benjamin, supported by Starset, P.O.D. and Filter. Tickets go on sale November 6 via Ticketmaster, with Box Office sales starting at noon the following day.

Arena operator targets concessions and entrances in first phase

Phase one is already under way while the Arena remains open through early winter. Work during the closure includes:

Fairfield, Conn. – November 06, 2026 -- An investor group led by longtime Chief Executive Officer Charley Biggs has completed the acquisition of eCamps Sports Network from PlayMetrics, returning the youth sports camp operator to independent ownership. The announcement did not disclose financial terms.

PlayMetrics portfolio review drives the divestiture

PlayMetrics sold the business after reviewing its entire portfolio to determine which units support its core youth sports operations platform. eCamps had belonged to the Stack Sports portfolio before that company combined with PlayMetrics in 2025.

Investor group combines existing stakeholders and private backers

The buyers include existing strategic stakeholders and private investors with experience in youth sports, experiential businesses and digital marketing. Biggs remains CEO and will lead the company's next expansion phase.

Dortmund – November 05, 2026 -- Borussia Dortmund's consolidated net profit fell to EUR 11.9 million in the first quarter of 2026/2027 from EUR 22.9 million a year earlier, a drop of EUR 11.0 million, as net transfer income was EUR 33.0 million lower. The club confirmed its full-year net profit forecast of EUR 0 million to EUR 10 million.

Revenue edges up to EUR 107.4 million despite one-off comparison

Consolidated revenue rose to EUR 107.4 million from EUR 107.0 million. The prior-year quarter included non-recurring income of about EUR 11.2 million tied to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Earnings before taxes came in at EUR 14.0 million (prior year: EUR 25.6 million). EBITDA fell to EUR 40.4 million from EUR 54.3 million.

COLOGNE, GERMANY – November 1, 2026 – The Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Kunsthändler (BVDG) will present its NEW POSITIONS sponsorship program at ART COLOGNE 2026 with 18 promotional booths. Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer will visit the fair on November 5, speak at the opening and meet several artists and gallery owners personally during a tour. The program, run in cooperation with ART COLOGNE since 1980, aims to help younger artists enter the art market and attract collectors, museums and institutions. For galleries and buyers, the visit adds institutional visibility to the program.

Federal Culture Commissioner Joins the Opening and Tours the Booths

NEW POSITIONS is a sponsorship program supported by the federal government. This year it is distinguished by the visit of Wolfram Weimer, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM). He will speak at the opening of the art fair on November 5.

Orlando, Fla. – September 18, 2026 -- The International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) has confirmed new sessions for INSPIRE 2026, its flagship luxury hospitality conference set for December 15-17 at the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa in Orlando.

Executives from Nobu, Microsoft and Honeywell will address AI's actual return on investment

Rodney Linville, Global Head of Information Technology at Nobu Hospitality, will join Shane O'Flaherty, Global Director of Travel, Transportation and Hospitality at Microsoft, and Neha Jaitpal, Global General Manager of Honeywell's Hospitality Vertical, for a session titled "AI at Scale: Building the Business Case for Hospitality." The panel, moderated by ILHA President Barak Hirschowitz, will examine where AI deployments are delivering measurable returns versus where adoption has stalled, and what operators need to move projects from pilot programs to full-scale rollout across teams.

London – – September 18, 2026 -- Travel + Leisure, a People Inc. brand, will host its sold-out World's Best Summit outside New York for the first time, staging the two-day B2B event at The Dorchester in London on October 27-28, 2026.

Sold-out event marks first international expansion beyond three annual New York editions

The London edition, curated by Travel + Leisure editor in chief Jacqueline Gifford, will bring together travel executives, advisors, and industry leaders to discuss media and AI, hospitality design, and luxury travel trends. The venue, Dorchester Collection's flagship property, recently underwent a renovation.