#66 AUGUST 2026
BEYOND Growing Bigger, Staying Close We recently announced our tenth lodge, our second at Uluru, with more destinations already taking shape. It would be easy to measure this moment by growth alone. But as Mike, our CEO, reminded us at the Mumbrella Travel Marketing Summit in Sydney, our job was never just beautiful rooms or extraordinary itineraries — it's the connections that stay with a guest long after they've left. And those only happen when they don't feel scripted. That's exactly why we've kept our lodges intimate on purpose. Small key counts mean our teams have the time and space to notice, to listen, to remember what someone mentioned yesterday, to know when a guest wants adventure and when they just want quiet. It's what lets people feel they're not simply staying with Beckons — they're being genuinely cared for by the people of Beckons. As we grow, protecting that distinction only gets more important. And here's the thing: you're already proving it works. When we opened up the 2026 Team Engagement Survey and asked for your honest voice, 81.6% of you showed up to give it — landing us at an 80.8% engagement score. To put that in perspective, most companies would consider that a strong result after years of work; we got there in our first year as Beckons. That's not a coincidence. A culture built around noticing and caring for people doesn't stop at the guest experience; it's how you show up for each other, too. You told us what's working, and you told us where to lean in next — and your leaders are already turning that into real conversations, lodge by lodge. That same instinct — to care for what and who surrounds us — is exactly the spirit behind Tomorrow Beckons, our new commitment to leaving every place, every community and every culture we touch better than we found it. Nature builds the places we call home. Culture shapes them. And it's on all of us to look after them, for the guests of today and the ones still to come. Ten lodges will become more. New places will join the map. But no matter how far Beckons travels, the experience — and the way we show up for each other along the way — should always feel small, human, and personal. That's not just where we're headed. It's who we already are. There's a lot to celebrate and even more to tell — dive into our new Beyond edition (fresh new look included!). Glad you're here!