The inaugural International MICE Summit (IMS24) will bring together over 1,000 global leaders from the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry between 15-17 December at Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City (MISK) in Riyadh, hosted by the Saudi Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA).

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launched the second edition of its groundbreaking Net Zero Roadmap for Travel & Tourism, revealing the number of global Travel & Tourism businesses setting climate targets has surged by 27% in the past three years, with more than half now actively committed to emissions reduction. Launched at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan today, the report reveals, 53% of the 250 leading Travel & Tourism businesses analysed have now set climate targets, a significant increase from 42% in 2021, when the first Net Zero Roadmap was created.

Renowned for transforming historic buildings into cultural hubs, real estate development, brand and design powerhouse, LEFT LANE, is bringing the Bardo brand to Pittsburgh. Specialising in boutique hospitality, the firm will convert the existing 40-story Gulf Tower – an Art Deco architectural icon in the heart of downtown, into a mixed-use urban development. Hotel Bardo Pittsburgh is scheduled to open in the summer of 2026, offering 130 guestrooms and suites, 220 residences, three restaurant and bar concepts and 10,000 sq ft of leisure spaces, including a kids club and golf simulator. With thoughtful “modest deco” interiors throughout, the hotel will be designed to celebrate the building’s original architectural details.

oneworld® has taken to the skies with its newest global marketing campaign, as it continues to soar during its 25th anniversary year. The campaign, targeted at premium globetrotters travelling for business and leisure, marks the alliance’s first major initiative in five years. With the aim of expanding its reach to new audiences globally, oneworld’s latest promotion is set to engage over 40 million travellers worldwide up until early December, with new digital out-of-home advertising at a number of key airport locations across the world, including at member airline hubs.

An exclusive whitepaper produced for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) by Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) has highlighted that only 15% of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to tourism are on track to be achieved by 2030 according to the body, underscoring the need for more action to be taken across the sector.

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and iconic porcelain brand Ginori 1735 are excited to announce a worldwide partnership, infusing the best addresses around the world with Italian allegria (joy), bringing creative plating and playfulness to the culinary experience. The first Café Ginori created as part of this partnership officially opens on November 26 at The St. Regis in Florence, birthplace of the Ginori 1735 brand. This groundbreaking collaboration unveils a bold, unexpected dining experience that celebrates the joy of luxury hospitality and artistic expression in every detail. Following the Florence debut, Café Ginori will open at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi at the beginning of 2025 with more global locations to follow.