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From a fan festival in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to more than 100 activations across the Seattle region, tournament hosts are rethinking the concept of a citywide experience.

A new Hilton Direct-Connect with Navan bypasses the GDSs.

The Republican mid-term convention in Dallas may not be a one-off. With coordination limits gone, expect political parties to detach from the presidential cycle — meaning convention centers and host cities need to start planning for political business in off-years, not just election years.

The travel industry has owners for issuance, verification, and conversion. The missing layer is readiness, and the traveler owns the failure.

One of the hardest calls planners will be forced to make is to decide whether to move an event indoors. It’s also one of the riskiest.

Mews says AI can remove the handoffs that once slowed work and hurt margins. Now it has to prove a leaner structure can bring hotels closer, not leave them with less.

The window to earn Gen Z loyalty through managed travel is open, but travel management companies hoping to capitalize on it need to act now.

Gen Z is already a force in business travel, yet the industry is decidedly unprepared

Chinese OTAs have long offered airport transfers and chauffeur services through third-party partnerships. If completed, Tongcheng's Dida acquisition would make it one of the first to own the ride-sharing marketplace itself, rather than plugging into someone else's.

Hilton and Navan have launched a direct booking connection that skips distribution middlemen, giving the hotel group more control over retailing. It's an early step in a broader corporate travel push to overhaul how road warriors book hotels.

Bhutan has approved a 5% interest rate subsidy for 84 four-star and lower hotels. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.