Bon Soir Caterers debuts Catering by Briana alongside its Brooklyn operations for New York City wedding catering

Two men moved into an elderly Toronto woman's home and began claiming to be like her sons. She quickly gave them powers of attorney and signed a will, leaving them everything. Then she died.

ONYX Hospitality Group, a leading hospitality management company in Asia Pacific, announced the development of Amari Samui Resort and Villas, an exclusive extension of Amari Koh Samui on the shores of one of Thailand’s most celebrated island destinations. The project marks another milestone in the Group’s strategy of thoughtfully expanding its premium resort portfolio and creating distinctive guest experiences. Representing an investment of more than THB 700 million, the project will add more than 65 beachfront suites and private pool villas designed for travellers who seek more space, greater privacy and a heightened sense of exclusivity. Scheduled to open in 2029, the new resort will complement the established facilities and services of Amari Koh Samui, offering a refined expression of contemporary island living.

Some date back hundreds of years, others boast Michelin-starred restaurants and award-winning spas - but all have earned a place among the country's finest stays.

Hospitality development across Saudi continues to advance. From the Saudi Red Sea Coast to Riyadh, Jeddah, Diriyah and AlUla, new resorts are opening, major destination projects are reaching key milestones, and internationally recognized hotel brands are expanding their presence. More than 50 international hotel brands now operate or are expanding across the country, while the hospitality pipeline is expected to add more than 200,000 hotel keys by 2030. In 2026 alone, several landmark hospitality projects welcomed their first guests, including new luxury resorts at AMAALA and along the Saudi Red Sea coast, alongside major additions in Riyadh and Jeddah. Together, these openings mark an important new chapter in the evolution of Saudi’s tourism landscape. AMAALA Moves From Vision to Reality

Leaving fans disappointed enough that concert organisers feel compelled to apologise and offer refunds is not how any star musician would want their performance to be remembered. Yet that was the fallout from the second of Chinese-American pianist Yuja Wang’s Hong Kong concerts with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra – part of Premiere Performances’ 20th anniversary season – after Alexander Tsfasman’s Jazz Suite for Piano and Orchestra was dropped at the last minute for “artistic reasons”. It was an...

WeRoad, Europe’s fastest-growing adventure travel company, has acquired the Swiss travel brand and community TravelTribe. The acquisition will merge TravelTribe’s brand, AI-native platform, and community directly into WeRoad, strengthening brand presence throughout the DACH region and expanding its portfolio of sport-focused experiences and ski weekends. It will also bring TravelTribe Co-Founder Francesco Staccone on board to grow WeMeet, WeRoad’s local events platform. This deal is the first acquisition of WeRoad’s ambitious M&A strategy, which aims to add €70 million of revenue from inorganic growth over the next three years.

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is a global ambassador that proudly brings the timeless elegance of Thai heritage to guests around the world. This November, as the “Land of Smiles” prepares to celebrate the annual festival of Loy Krathong, Centara invites travellers to discover what makes this one of Asia’s most enchanting cultural experiences. Every year under the soft glow of the full moon, Thai people gather at waterfronts across the kingdom to light candles and release “krathongs” – floating vessels crafted from woven leaves and illuminated with candles – into the water, to receive positive blessings for the year ahead. This November, couples, families and friends can mark Loy Krathong with a series of activities at Centara’s hotels and resorts – not only in Thailand, but around the globe.

Kandolhu, the intimate private-island resort in the North Ari Atoll, is entering a new chapter with a refreshed identity, updated website and renewed interiors. Just 200 by 100 metres, Kandolhu is a tiny tropical island surrounded by some of the atoll’s finest waters, and its small scale is central to its appeal. Feeling more like a private corner of the Maldives, the refreshed Kandolhu brings its sense of island living into sharper focus.

Virgin Atlantic is gearing up for its busiest ever summer at Manchester Airport in 2027, with a fifth aircraft based at its home in the North, more flights to New York and record summer frequencies to Orlando and Atlanta. The expanded flying programme will give customers across the North of England more choice when planning their next adventure, from the bright lights of the Big Apple to Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, with more opportunities to explore the US via Atlanta

Korean Air’s daily Boeing 777-300ER service comes to a route that United and Air Premia already fly The post Korean Air Returning to Newark With a Daily Nonstop From Seoul in May 2027 appeared first on Business Traveller.

Back in 2015, Loro Piana, the purveyor of the finest fabrics in the world, established the Loro Piana Cashmere of the Year Award. The maison created the competition to reward its partners in Inner Mongolia, and to motivate them to create the finest cashmere. One of the softest, finest and most precious natural fibres, cashmere mostly originates from goats raised in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, where herders with years of experience gather the material by combing and de-hairing the animals. Loro...

Crime may not pay, but it has historically dominated the Hong Kong box office. Local films exploring the treacherous underworld of triad gangs, criminals and police officers have captivated audiences since the 1970s, when foundational works such as Ng See-yuen’s Anti-Corruption (1975) and Leong Po-chih’s Jumping Ash (1976) ignited the genre. Many Hong Kong crime films have equivocated on moral issues, operating in a grey zone where police can be as bad as the criminals. That was never truer than...