Events

🏢 28 categories for the Travolution Awards shortlisted from hundreds of entries, ceremony on November 28 in London. Last year, over 450 attendees. Mastercard Headline Sponsor, awards include the B2B Payment award for innovation in payments < 2 years old. Consumer-voted awards sponsored by icelolly.com and Ice Travel Group. Other sponsors: Gail Kenny Executive Recruitment, HolidayPirates Group, HolidayTaxis Group, HotelRunner, Trip.com, WEX. Special awards judged separately. New expert judges for impartiality. Editor Kate Harden-England emphasizes the exciting travel industry intersection and improved entry quality. Finalists viewable online.

🏠 Since 2011, Bedrock has invested $3.5 billion in over 140 properties in Detroit and Cleveland. The Shinola Hotel in Detroit, named after a luxury goods retailer, celebrated its fifth anniversary in June. The 2024 NFL Draft in late April brought over 775,000 visitors to Detroit. The Shinola Hotel features 129 rooms with 54 unique room types and played a significant role in changing Detroit’s narrative. Tom Kartsotis and Dan Gilbert were the hotel's first investors, placing it in the former Singer Sewing Machine headquarters. The hotel, designed by Gachot Studios, includes touches like Shinola Navy Blue paint and distinct shower fixtures. Nearby Parker’s Alley offers local shopping and was once home to a "Shark Tank" success story, The Lip Bar. Detroit continues to grow with Roost Detroit being listed in Travel & Leisure’s “Top 100 New Hotels of 2024,” and plans for a new General Motors headquarters underway.

🏛 Adam Štěch's exhibition "Elements: Unique Details of the 20th Century Architecture and Interior" showcased at Milan design week, 12-21 April 2024, featured 10 images from his archive of 7,000 projects in 45 countries. Spanning works completed between 1910 and 1980, the exhibition emphasized bespoke details in architecture, displayed in an abandoned warehouse tunnel behind Milan Central Station. Curated over 15+ years, Štěch's collection aims to be the largest database of unique designs captured by an individual.