The Future Laboratory

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10 Openings to Watch: New York

As part of its new Cultural Navigators network, The Future Laboratory is launching a series spotlighting the newest and most innovative openings across key cities.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Cultural experiences are driving Indian travel

Travellers are increasingly building holidays around personal interests, rituals and relationships rather than simply seeking escape, according to Skyscanner’s The India Culture Travel Index, 2026.

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Luxury

Marriott brings branded residences to the French Riviera

Marriott International’s The Luxury Collection is moving deeper into branded living with its first residences in France. Scheduled to open in 2029, Port Marseillan will occupy 15 waterfront acres beside the Thau Lagoon and combine a 72-room hotel with 189 homes, including villas, garden suites, apartments and penthouses.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: US travellers are looking beyond familiar destinations

Between January and May 2026, American travellers made 29.1m international trips, up 23% compared with the same period in 2019, according to analysis from WTE Miami’s Market Intelligence Series.

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Travel & Hospitality

Helsinki turns sauna into an urban bathing ritual

Saunasaari, a sauna-dedicated island in the heart of Helsinki, is offering an archipelago wellness experience with panoramic views of the city.

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Travel & Hospitality

Why the countryside is becoming hospitality’s new luxury hotspot

Nobu Hospitality is expanding beyond its urban luxury model with plans to open its first UK countryside retreat in Rutland, England’s smallest historic county.

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Travel & Hospitality

Austria rebrands travel as an antidote to brain rot

Austria is positioning offline travel as a form of cognitive recovery with the launch of Austrian Synapse, a new initiative from Austria Tourism inviting five Gen Z participants from the UK to spend five days in the country without phones or digital devices.