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🏨 AAHOA’s nearly 20,000 members can support future hoteliers through tax-deductible donations to Kennesaw State University’s Michael Leven and Lee Dushoff AAHOA Scholarship for Compassionate Leadership. Hospitality and tourism contributes over $82 million to Georgia’s economy. AAHOACON27 takes place in Anaheim May 4–6, 2027. Election eligibility deadlines are December 31, 2026, for Lifetime Members and April 22, 2027, for Annual Members. AAHOA also honors veterans and military families during November.

🎙 Simi Shah, 29, launched South Asian Trailblazers during COVID, growing a podcast into a media platform, community events and executive advisory business. The Harvard- and Wharton-educated Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree amplifies South Asian leaders’ stories. Her father, Nitin Shah, cofounded AAHOA and chaired it in 1993–94 after immigrating to the U.S. in the 1980s. Shah delivered the keynote at AAHOA’s fifth annual HerOwnership Conference.

✈ Emirates has opened its USD 8 million Centre of Hospitality Excellence in Dubai to UAE businesses, offering tailored 1–5-day programmes to improve service and hospitality skills. Located within the Emirates Crew Training Centre, it features eight technology-enabled classrooms and restaurant and lounge space for up to 170 guests. Training covers fine dining, wine, gastronomy, leadership and teamwork. The facility also supports Emirates’ 25,000+ cabin crew, representing over 140 nationalities and speaking more than 70 languages.

🏨 Hospitality Net launches HospITALY at BTO in Florence on November 11, 2026, bringing together 60+ Italian hospitality experts. Accor and Hard Rock’s partnership will give participating hotels access to ALL Accor’s 125 million-plus members. Gartner forecasts over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by end-2027. Europe’s early-planning hotel pipeline reached 1,765 projects and 260,385 rooms in Q3 2026. Meanwhile, 76% of Europeans plan autumn/winter trips; 40% of these planners use AI tools.

🏨 Connor Frothingham’s hotel revenue management article, published by RevOptimum on November 9, 2026, at 10:04 a.m. EST, focuses on calculating a safe, profitable overbooking ratio. The supplied text includes only the title, author information and website content—not the article body—so it provides no calculation method, recommended ratio, supporting statistics or hotel location.

🏗 Kevin Newton’s commercial experience spans property development and historic building restoration across the South West.

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🌴 Four Seasons will unify hotel and wellness operations at Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Koele, Hawaii, on December 16, 2026, following an eight-year partnership with Sensei. The resort will remain fully operational, with wellness offerings focused on Mind, Body, Nutrition and Sleep, plus dining by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Guests can explore 90,000 acres of island landscapes. Sensei will focus on expanding its standalone retreats, including Sensei Porcupine Creek in Rancho Mirage, California.