Long before jazz became a global language, Belgium gave it one of its most recognisable voices. The saxophone, invented by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax, went on to define the sound of jazz. And Brussels, where Sax learned his craft, became one of the first European cities to embrace the new music from America.
This autumn, Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte hotel steps from the Grand Place, celebrates that heritage with a new season of Mix & Melody. The Friday and Saturday live music series at Bar Magritte brings jazz, swing, blues, boogie and Latin rhythms to the heart of the Belgian capital. October’s programme pays tribute to some of the genre’s defining names, from Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker to Erroll Garner, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller.
A concert ticket can now come before the flight. A sporting fixture can decide the city. For a growing part of the travel market, the question is no longer simply where to go, but what is worth travelling for. That shift is changing the business of selling holidays, and the organisations a travel platform needs to work with. Speaking to Breaking Travel News at the WTTC Global Summit 2026 in Malta, Edison Chen, Vice President, Global Destination Marketing at Trip.com Group, describes an industry having to rethink both how it attracts travellers and what it offers them once they arrive.
Carnival Corporation the world’s largest cruise company, strengthened its support of Caribbean tourism and young people as the lead sponsor of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Regional Tourism Youth Congress.
The company also provided the first-place prize for Amarni Webster, 15, of Anguilla, who was named the 2026 Youth Congress winner.
Paint brand Benjamin Moore has announced Webster Green HC-130 – ‘a quintessential green’ – as its colour of the year for 2027. It continues this year’s trend towards earthy and nature-inspired trends.
I’m struck by how well these different Colours of the Year complement each other, all offering a classic approach to colour that feels effortless and timeless. ‘Webster Green reflects this appeal by pairing reassuring stability with optimistic energy,’ says Helen Shaw, Director of Marketing (International) at Benjamin Moore.
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To me, green feels like a truly British colour – one that’s woven into the history of home decorating, from the botanical greens of William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement through to rich olive greens of mid-century modern. And sage green has long been a go-to in any well-designed modern country home. Green is a colour that’s proven itself to be reassuringly trend-proof time and time again.
Psychologically speaking, green has an immediate connection to nature that makes it feel calming and restorative. It’s a safe shade, and I definitely don’t mean that in a negative way! It can sit very comfortably in any home, whether it’s period or modern, small or large – it brings colour confidence and adds character to make any room feel supremely liveable.
Science backs up our love affair with green. Green’s the easiest colour for the human eye to process, and our eyes have evolved to make us able to see a broader range of greens than any other colour. We’re comfortable and feel at home immersed in green, and that’s why it works so brilliantly in our homes.
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What I like about Webster Green specifically is that it’s got an intensity to it. It still offers the relaxing qualities green is so renowned for, but it has an added element of drama because it’s more richly pigmented than a classic soft sage. Pick Webster Green, and it’s going to bring energy and make a statement – something I’m always on the hunt for when choosing colours for my own home. Even better, thanks to its enduring style credentials, I won’t need to change it up when the next trend cycle rolls around!
Benjamin Moore has put together a curated palette of accompanying colours to anchor and enhance Webster Green, all of which speak to the same considered approach to grounding colours. Tawny browns (Antique Copper and Townsend Harbor Brown), dusky pastels (Wild Aster, Nelson Blue, gentle off-whites and elegant ochres are the name of the game. My verdict? This is a supremely versatile collection of colours that can be used in ways that will feel fresh and modern in any room – considered but full of character and personality.
I always feel inspired when I look at colours in a new way, and my creative brain is bursting with ideas for my own home. My hallway is crying out for a bold but elegant new look, and this palette could be exactly what I’m looking for.
