Events

🍽 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.

🏨 AHLA and Forge will host The Hospitality Show at Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida, November 2–4, 2026. Featuring 400+ vendors and eight Center Stage sessions, the event focuses on hotel operations, cost control, guest expectations, AI and workforce development. Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta speaks November 3. General manager awards and the Miami Nights networking party take place November 2, while attendees help select the 2026 TechOvation winner.

🏨 On October 20, 2026, H.E. Ayman Almoayed, Kempinski's Supervisory Board Chairman, met in China with Bai Fan, BTG Hotels Chairman. Both parties affirmed long-term collaboration, focusing on luxury hotel projects across China. Kempinski plans to allocate more resources to deepen its market presence and support BTG Hotels’ international brand growth. With 75 hotels in 33 countries, Kempinski aims to enhance synergies and expand globally. The meeting emphasized strategic priorities and ongoing project implementation.