Events

🌏 PATA and the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation will hold a Tourism Destination Resilience workshop in Gangwon State, South Korea, on November 11, 2026. Local tourism officials and industry stakeholders will learn risk assessment, crisis communication and emergency planning to address forest fires, extreme winter weather and visitor surges. The training supports sustainable growth during the 2025–2026 Visit Gangwon Year campaign. PATA plans expanded training in resilience, sustainability, marketing and AI in 2027.

🍽 Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor in Siem Reap hosts The Grand Table on November 6–8, bringing together four chefs and Calao Bar’s Amine Birdouz. The three-day programme features a November 6 Elephant Bar takeover from 6 p.m., a five-course dinner on November 7 at $90++ per person, and November 8 Champagne Brunch at Café d’Angkor for $60++. Chefs will also visit Paul Dubrule and Sala Baï hospitality schools to share industry insights.

🏨 AI Hospitality Alliance’s inaugural AI Hospitality Summit runs March 1–2, 2027, at San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, bringing hospitality leaders, technology innovators and researchers together to advance practical AI adoption. Attendance is capped at 500. Registration is open: 100 early-bird tickets cost $395 through November 30, 2026, or until sold out; regular admission is $595 from December 1. Fifty academic passes cost $295, subject to eligibility approval. Activities include AI labs, workshops, a hackathon and startup competition.

💻 CCO Scott Strickland will share an executive perspective on the technology investments, emerging trends and strategic priorities shaping his company’s digital future. The article provides no date, location, investment figures or statistics.

🏨 Boutique Design New York returns to NYC’s Jacob K. Javits Center November 8–9, 2026, bringing hospitality designers, hoteliers and manufacturers together under “Designed to be Remembered.” The event expects participants from more than 55 countries and over 100 first-time exhibitors. Highlights include immersive design installations, new Korea and Norway pavilions, RELISH’s operational café, and two days of sessions exploring hotel development through 2027, renovations, procurement and guest experience.