Saudi has been running the mass events experiment for centuries with pilgrimage and is now building on it with sports, music, and entertainment. It’s time to scale those lessons….and build a tourism strategy that actually works.
Marriott isn't treating the Olympics and World Cup as one-off windfalls. It says experiences-driven travel remains strong and that 'live tourism' has become a steady growth lever.
MGM’s Las Vegas’ solar deal shows how rapidly improving tech and long-term power contracts are turning renewables from a sustainability upgrade into a mainstream tool for cost control and risk management.
For decades, the travel industry has been an economy of excess — of eating more, drinking more, spending more. But blockbuster weight-loss drugs are now reshaping consumer behavior at a population level, and with it, how travel dollars flow.