Travel & Hospitality · Week of Oct 26, 2026

Resorts stack winter and holiday offerings: the week in travel

Resorts and destinations rolled out winter, holiday and 2027 programming, alongside sales, awards and a lottery game launch in Ontario.

Nov 4, 2026 · Pop News Magazine newsroom

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   Vail Resorts

   Vail Resorts Serves Up New Culinary and Après Experiences at its World-Class Ski Resorts this Winter

   Vail Resorts says its largest investment in food to date will upgrade the most popular menu items across 15 resorts, with new offerings including the Vail Ice Bar, Park City Mountain's S'mores Sleigh, Whistler Blackcomb's Caviar and Champagne service and Breckenridge's Climb and Dine series. The move shows the operator putting dining and après programming at the center of its winter pitch.

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   Brightstar Lottery PLC

   Brightstar Lottery's Cash Pop Game Launched in Canada with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

   Brightstar Lottery PLC says Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has launched its Cash Pop draw-based game, making OLG the first lottery jurisdiction in Canada to offer it. The launch extends the game into a new national market.

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   EF Adventures

   EF Adventures Launches "The Black Friday Adventure," Active Travel's Biggest Sale of the Year: Save Up to $800 on Hiking, Multi-Adventure and Biking Tours

   EF Adventures says every tour is on sale starting Oct. 26, with savings up to $600 and limited-time savings up to $800 on select adventure styles, plus an extra $200 off a different style each week. The rolling weekly format is designed to spread bookings across the sale period.

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   North Dakota Tourism Division

   North Dakota's Unexpectedly Urban Side: Discover the Food, Art and Energy of Its Cities

   North Dakota Tourism Division is promoting Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck-Mandan as city-break destinations, citing independent restaurants, contemporary art and signature events. The campaign positions a largely rural state around urban travel.

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   Yaamava' Resort & Casino

   Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel to host an Exclusive 2027 U.S. Residency with Maná

   Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel says Latin rock band Maná will perform a limited series of U.S. shows exclusively at the Highland, Calif., property in spring and fall 2027. The residency is an example of casino resorts using exclusive headline acts to draw visitors.

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   Ontario International Airport

   Ontario International Airport wins top North American honor for redesigned newsletter

   Ontario International Airport says it won the top award for Newsletter Campaigns at the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) 2026 Marketing awards for its redesigned newsletter. The airport describes the honor as one of North America's highest for airport communications.

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   The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

   The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort Unveils Its 2026/27 Holiday "House Of Celebration" Calendar

   The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort has released its 2026/27 "House of Celebration" holiday calendar of festive events from Christmas through New Year's. The calendar sets out the resort's peak-season programming for guests planning holiday travel to French Polynesia.

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   IHG Hotels & Resorts

   Regent Hong Kong Named Among Top 3 Hotels in Hong Kong and Macao in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2026

   IHG Hotels & Resorts says Regent Hong Kong placed third, with a score of 98.98, in the "Top 10 Hotels in Hong Kong and Macau" category of the Condé Nast Traveler U.S. Readers' Choice Awards 2026. The ranking is a reader-voted measure of the property's standing among U.S. travelers.

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