GSTC in Practice: How We Support Hotels in Presenting Cultural Heritage & Local Culture in Meaningful, Responsible, and Traceable Ways

GSTC Section C recognizes that sustainability goes beyond the environment, as it includes protecting cultural heritage, strengthening local identity, and ensuring respectful guest–community engagement. Hotels are required to show how they interact with, protect, and present local culture in meaningful, responsible, and traceable ways.

Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia Marks Ninth Edition in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 26 November 202 5 . The Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia – the Kingdom’s most influential hospitality investment conference – will return to the Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah in Riyadh from 20-22 April 2026 following the success of this year’s event, which brought together over 1,100 global hospitality investors, innovators and senior decision-makers and facilitated 11 high-profile hotel signings and strategic announcements, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s drive to deliver over 362,000 new hotel rooms by 2030 through its USD$10 billion tourism development pipeline as part of Vision 2030.

Coast Hotels Supports British Columbia Charities with Funds Raised from 23rd Annual Golf Classic

Coast Hotels Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of APA Hotel Canada, Inc. and one of North America’s fastest-growing and one of Canada’s largest hotel brands, hosted the 23rd Annual Coast Hotels Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic in July of this year. This tournament, supported by over 30 partner sponsors, a fully sold-out field of golfers, and a dinner attended by over 175 guests raised valuable funds for two charities this year: the ALS Society of BC and the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.