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🍎 Dunn Brothers Coffee introduces a Caramel Apple Dirty Soda among its fall offerings, including a Pumpkin Pie Latte. Cracker Barrel's fall menu showcases apples in pancakes, French toast, and more, with a focus on chicken dishes. Perkins Restaurant launches a Maple Bacon Pumpkin Platter and other pumpkin items, starting Wednesday. Coffee, Bean & Tea Leaf features Hojicha tea drinks. First Watch offers Pumpkin Spice Donuts and a Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich. Condado Tacos debuts peach-themed items like Peach Chamoy Marg for $10.

🗺️ Americans plan to spend $5,655 on leisure travel over the next 12 months, taking nearly four vacations, according to MMGY’s 2026 “Fall Edition” report. Boomers will spend $8,796, while Gen Z expects $2,195. Travel remains a priority, with 64% opting for domestic travel due to lower costs. AI use for travel planning has increased to 51%. Outdoor destinations like Yellowstone (75%) and Grand Canyon (66%) remain popular. MMGY highlights differing travel priorities by generation and income.

🏗️ Rick Mather (1937-2013), an American architect prominent in the UK, is known for his significant cultural projects. He arrived in the UK in 1963 and founded his firm in 1973. Major works include the Wallace Collection, National Maritime Museum, and Dulwich Picture Gallery (1999-2000). His projects include the Ashmolean Museum and the Towner Gallery. "Rick Mather: The Complete Works" by Kester Rattenbury, priced at £60, showcases his architectural influence.

🏠 1OAM, founded by Eva Papadaki in 2016, is a creative hub in a 1973 warehouse in Athens, designed by Aristidis Romanos. This versatile space includes a café, bakery, apotheke, and lofts, offering a blend of work, creativity, and hospitality. Notable features include spiral staircases and raw concrete interiors, renovated by Gavalas Ioannidou Architecture and Studio Andrew Trotter. Upcoming projects include a candle collaboration with Louise Roe, launching in October 2026.

🏥 A parent seeking care at 7 a.m. illustrates why healthcare access starts before patients reach a facility. Patients need clear locations, opening hours, booking options and preparation instructions. Health systems often manage websites, call centers, scheduling tools and portals separately, leaving patients to connect the dots. When scheduling is buried three pages deep or location details are unclear, patients turn to phone calls or family members for help.

🛡️ Accor’s Orient Express Corinthian, a 220-meter yacht, launched April 29, 2026, sails the Mediterranean with 54 suites for 110 passengers. Air France's La Première suite, launched April 8, 2025, offers 3.5 sqm suites on 19 aircraft by year-end 2026. Belmond's Britannic Explorer train, from July 21, 2025, charges £11,000 for three nights. Etihad’s A380 suite, ‘The Residence,’ resumed in 2023. MSC Group launched Explora III in July 2026, heading toward hydrogen-powered ships. Rotel Tours, founded 1945, celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2025.

🌍 George Lucas and Mellody Hobson unveiled The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, featuring the Skywalker Grill. Designed by Rockwell Group, the restaurant offers stunning views of downtown L.A. and midcentury modern-inspired interiors. Culinary director Diego Cardoso presents California-ingredient-driven American cuisine, including chicken tenders with caviar, and Skywalker Ranch wagyu burgers. The museum is located at One Lucas Plaza, 3800 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037, USA.

🌍 Italy 2026: Tourist arrivals rose 4.43% in H1, with June's foreign traveler expenditure up 4.8% YoY. Italy leads in European occupancy at 51.2%, surpassing Spain and France. Milan's luxury hotels saw GOPPAR rise 33% to €400, driven by Fashion Week and Olympic anticipation. Italy's GOP margin climbed from 41% to 43% with ADR up 8% and occupancy up 1 point. Southern Europe's GOPPAR grew 8% YTD July 2026, outpacing other regions.

🏝️ 2026 at Canne Bianche Lifestyle Hotel, Puglia's only five-star beachfront property in Torre Canne di Fasano, offers 49 uniquely designed rooms with Italian marble. From August 4 to October 4, the Barocco Festival Leonardo Leo showcases baroque music across Brindisi and Lecce. Mid-October brings the Chestnut Festival in Cisternino, and October-November marks the olive harvest season. Rates start at €538.12.