Miscellaneous

📈 Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest third-party hotel management company, has launched its Global Sales Office, unifying sales operations across the US, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa under one global structure. This initiative integrates sales, marketing, and revenue management via a unified Salesforce platform. Aimbridge will focus on global accounts and multi-region relationships, enhancing corporate and group travel expertise. This provides improved revenue measurement and visibility for owners across all regions.

☕ CherryHouse, located in Dubai and designed by Verhaal Studio, offers a unique coffee experience. The café highlights coffee's journey with transparent pipes, showcasing beans traveling from roastery to café. Its interiors feature a cherry hue, inspired by the coffee fruit, and a mix of warm metallics and tactile materials that merge baking and coffee rituals. The design emphasizes process, transforming the space into a calm backdrop for engaging coffee and baking experiences.

📈 Aimbridge Hospitality launched a global sales office in Plano, Texas, unifying sales operations across the U.S., LATAM, EMEA, and its All-Inclusive division. This strategic move, announced by Chief Commercial Officer Allison Handy, aims to enhance global customer relationships, scale operations, and improve revenue opportunities. Aimbridge is focusing on global accounts, expanding expertise in corporate and group travel, and promoting transparency and standardized reporting for owners.

🏬 Central Park, located next to Bangkok's Lumpini Park, features interiors by Chinese studio Linehouse. This mixed-use development, on the former site of the Dusit Thani Hotel, includes a hotel, residences, offices, and a six-story retail podium. Spanning 40,000 square meters, the shopping center has four levels of fashion retail and two dining levels. Its design is centered around three metal-clad atriums—silver, copper, and bronze—symbolizing prosperity in Thai culture.

🍴 Charlestowne Hotels is expanding its food and beverage portfolio with new projects across five locations. In Lake Forest, Illinois, The Brasserie at Deer Path Inn revamped its dining experience, boosting dinner services to all weeknights. Primos Tacos & Tequila opened in Hamilton, New York, targeting locals and students. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, two new concepts, Railyard Social and Green Rabbit, will launch by Fall 2026. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will welcome Ondra at Hotel Laureum, offering coastal dining.

📖 A family dinner in Chihuahua revealed a touching story: A couple, having lost two of their three children, adopted two girls from traumatic backgrounds. One girl was isolated for six years, the other exposed to horror films from infancy. Over time, through love, prayer, stories, and music lessons, the girls began to heal. The parents attribute this change to divine intervention and consistent nurturing, illustrating the transformative power of love and small acts.

✈ ATPCO appointed Rosario Phillips, LATAM Airlines' VP of Passenger Solutions, as board chair on June 16, 2026. With 20+ years in the industry and six years on ATPCO's board, she succeeds Karen Slinger. Phillips leads LATAM's digital strategy, focusing on retailing and customer experience. Brett Burgess, ATPCO's new President and CEO, aims to prepare the organization for AI advancements. New board members include Alison Short from Air Canada and Peter‑Paul Vet from KLM.