GLOBAL: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts—the world’s largest hotel franchisor with 9,100 hotels across more than 95 countries—has announced a new agreement with hotel booking solution Groups360. The partnership allows travelers to make multi-room bookings online instantly at Wyndham hotels. The service is powered by GroupSync, and Wyndham hotels can seamlessly integrate the platform with their hotel reservation systems, allowing groups to score the best rates and see availability ahead of booking.
AMELIA ISLAND, FLA.: Omni Amelia Island is hosting its seventh annual Fish to Fork culinary weekend from May 11-14. The culinary competition will feature Top Chef alumni, who will each contribute to a weekend of unique gastronomic experience. Naturally, guests can expect a slew of food-focused events on the schedule, like a welcome dinner, fishing excursion, and cocktail experience. Guests can choose between a VIP package, weekend package, main event package, and main event tickets. A full schedule, chef lineup, and tickets are available on Omni Amelia Island's website.
INDIO, CALIF.: Aperol has announced that the ultra-popular Italian aperitivo will make its first-ever appearance at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which is taking place this year April 14-23. On-site, the brand will unveil the Aperol Spritz Piazza—a gathering place that’s inspired by traditional Italian piazzas. Festivalgoers can also expect an Aperol tram that resembles an Italian city streetcar, a kiosk to play digital trivia games and create custom AR experiences, an orange photo dome to capture the perfect selfie, and a sunbeam installation outfitted with neon LED lighting.
LAS VEGAS: Event technology conference and exhibition Event Tech Live is headed to Las Vegas's The Expo at EMCLV April 26-27 with headline sponsor Hubilo. The two-day event will be jam-packed with education sessions, panels, and roundtables that will address ethics in AI, selecting the right one-on-one meeting program for events, future forecasting, insights from Google's Experience Institute, and more. Attendees can expect to hear from executives at the likes of Zoom, EventMobi, Google, Hard Rock International, and MPI, just to name a few. Guests are also welcome to take part in a networking, poker-infused bar crawl—dubbed The Royal Crawl—on April 26. A full lineup of events, plus more details on the exhibitor floorplan and hosted buyer program, as well as tickets to the conference and bar crawl, are available on Event Tech Live's website.
NEW YORK: PastaRAMEN is popping up in SoHo for a month-long dinner party powered by cookware brand HexClad this April. The secret speakeasy-style experience from Montclair Hospitality Group invites foodies to enjoy a multi-course, Japanese-Italian-fusion omakase dinner curated by James Beard-nominated chef Robbie Felice. Diners can expect bites like cacio e pepe fritti, truffle porcini ramen, and dry-aged Japanese A5 wagyu. Seatings for pastaRAMEN will accommodate up to 12 guests each and begin at $295 per person, with dinners on offer each Sunday and Monday night in April.