Kansas City – October 12, 2026 -- Rosnet, the restaurant data and operations platform serving 84 franchise brands across more than 6,000 locations, has moved into a new purpose-built headquarters in Kansas City's Northland after years in an underground business park in Parkville, Missouri.

Kafue – October 12, 2026 -- Anantara has opened Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River, its first safari property in Africa, with opening rates from USD 6,289 per room per night for two guests sharing a suite. The 13-key, off-grid camp sits on the Kafue River in Zambia's largest national park and launches in the year Anantara marks its 25th anniversary.

Dallas – – October 12, 2026 -- Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC is investing $5 million in Crunch Garland, its 15th Crunch Fitness location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a soft opening set for Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 a.m.

Wellington – – October 12, 2026 -- The 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) contributed $607.3 million to Palm Beach County's gross domestic product, a 13% increase from 2025, according to an economic impact study prepared for the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The result brings the event's cumulative GDP contribution to $1.5 billion over the last three years.

Happy Valley, Pa. – October 12, 2026 -- Start-up FanHaus.co sold out three private charter flights in three hours at $999 per person for Penn State's White Out, as it enters stadium and concert hospitality with an offer to share up to 50% of revenue with athletic departments and concert tours.

Skopje – October 12, 2026 -- EXPO 2027 Belgrade is planning more than 50,000 business meetings, and organisers used a Skopje networking event with over 50 business and tourism representatives to recruit North Macedonian companies.

Visit Serbia roadshow stops in Skopje to build Expo partnerships

The "Visit Serbia B2B Networking" event was part of the international Visit Serbia roadshow. Participants explored partnerships tied to the Expo and joint tourism initiatives, including travel itineraries linking the two countries.

Norwich – October 12, 2026 -- Pikl, the insurance-backed revenue growth partner for the travel market, grew 7x between 2024 and 2025 and now covers about 20% of the UK short-term rental market, as its founder and CEO Louise Birritteri was named One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2026.

Kuching – – October 12, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has certified Embrace Borneo's Miss Sarawak Tourism 2026 for the first coral reef cleanup run by contestants of a state-level beauty pageant, a 3-hour dive programme involving 17 participants.

Seventeen contestants cleaned reefs at 3 to 10 metres off Satang Island

The cleanup took place on 8 September 2026 at Satang Island, Kuching. It ran as part of the pageant's conservation tourism activities, in partnership with the Sarawak West Coast Diving Club.

Kuala Lumpur – October 12, 2026 -- INTAC 2026 has received an ASEAN Records title as the first international tourism, arts and culture exhibition and conference to offer licence-renewal education points for tourist guides alongside an academic research conference. The organiser, WEX Malaysia Sdn Bhd, secured 6 MOTAC-approved CTRE points across 6 sessions held 1-3 October 2026.

Macao – October 11, 2026 -- Sands China and NBA Cares closed their five-day Community Impact Week with a basketball carnival that drew about 200 participants to NBA HOUSE at Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao, on the final day of the NBA China Games 2026.