Hospitality, Travel & Events

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.

Las Vegas – October 29, 2026 -- North Fork Mono Casino, a resort carrying an all-in project cost of approximately $750 million, opened at 3:00 PM ahead of schedule in Madera, California, with more than 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games.

Station Casinos LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR), manages the property in partnership with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, which developed it.

Gaming floor anchors the 264,000-square-foot property

The casino sits off Highway 99 in the Central Valley. Beyond the main floor, a High Limit Room offers 138 slots, 10 table games, a private bar and a dedicated cashier.

New York – October 29, 2026 -- Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) reported third-quarter revenue of $22.9 million, up 3% from $22.2 million a year earlier, as Club Members rose 65% year-over-year while the company absorbed a consolidated operating loss of $2.6 million.

Revenue in constant currencies was $23.0 million. Net loss attributable to Travelzoo was $2.0 million, or $(0.20) per share, compared with $0.01 per share in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP operating loss was $2.1 million, excluding $338,000 in stock option expenses and $150,000 in severance expense. The company booked an income tax benefit of $436,000.

MIAMI – October 29, 2026 -- The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released the full agenda for its 20th annual event, running November 10-13 at the Angsana Laguna Phuket in Thailand, with more than 70 experts and an opening address by Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana of Thailand.

Under the theme "The Science, Art and Soul of Wellness," the program reviews 20 years of industry growth and forecasts the next 20. Focus areas are medical wellness, longevity and healthspan; hospitality and travel; and design, the arts and the built environment.