Miscellaneous

🏆 An Inveraray-based hotel won the top honour at a 2026 ceremony, beating competition from a national shortlist.

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✈ PATA and the Azerbaijan Tourism Board signed an MOU in Baku on October 29, 2026, to expand Azerbaijan’s Asia Pacific tourism reach. CEOs Noor Ahmad Hamid and Florian Sengstschmid signed during the PATA Hosted Buyers Baku 2026 Summit. Cooperation covers four areas: destination promotion, travel trade, media engagement and knowledge sharing. Buyers from six Asian markets met Azerbaijani suppliers. Azerbaijan also opened a Beijing tourism office in 2026, PATA’s 75th anniversary year.

🏆 EVT Hotels & Resorts’ Lauren Maunder received ISHC’s Rising Star Award Asia Pacific at the 36th HICAP on 22 October 2026. Starting at Rydges North Sydney in 2010, she became Financial Controller at 25 and oversaw QT’s financial operations by 30. She now leads financial operations for EVT’s Luxury & Urban division. The award, launched in 2014, recognizes emerging hospitality leaders aged 35 or younger, highlighting professional growth, leadership and regional impact.

💒 One Marylebone, a Grade I-listed former church in London, has launched its Regency Wedding Package across three spaces: The Galleries, Soane Hall and Gardens. In-house caterer One Dining provides six canapés per person, a three-course dinner and two late-night bites. Drinks include a 90-minute unlimited Prosecco reception. The package covers a tasting for two, furnishings, sound, lighting and on-the-day management, with indoor hire until midnight and garden access until 11pm.

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🥤 Singapore’s Curated Culture, launched in 2021 by National University of Singapore food scientists, offers three zero-sugar, halal-certified, Nutri-Grade B drinks: Refresh with 5g fibre, Relax targeting stress and sleep, and Recover with 2,400mg BCAAs plus electrolytes. Asia-Pacific’s functional beverage market is valued at USD 116.19 billion in 2026 and projected to reach USD 172.49 billion by 2031, growing at 8.22% annually as health-conscious consumers and low-sugar regulations reshape demand.