Kerten Hospitality, the global lifestyle hospitality group known for creating purpose-driven, community-centric destinations, today announced the launch of Cloud 7 Hotel The Forest Shimla. This is an exciting milestone in the group’s India growth journey, bringing its experience-led hospitality model to one of the country’s most iconic leisure destinations, and marking the next step towards its target of developing 1,000 keys across its Cloud 7, hosme and The House Hotel brands in India in this phase of its expansion. Through this growth, Kerten Hospitality aims to develop a portfolio of locally rooted, experience-led lifestyle destinations across key markets in the country.

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Travel has always been about connecting people, discovering new cultures and opening doors to opportunities that might otherwise remain unexplored. Yet, for all its remarkable ability to bring the world closer together, the travel and tourism industry has often operated within its own boundaries, missing valuable opportunities to engage with other sectors, exchange ideas and develop partnerships that could shape a more resilient and interconnected future. For Laurie Myers, Founder and Global Strategist of the Global Resilience Network (GRN), this represented both a challenge and an extraordinary opportunity. Her vision was to create something that went beyond the traditional confines of travel and tourism: a global network capable of bringing together individuals, organisations and industries that might otherwise never cross paths.

Much Better Adventures, the active adventure travel company, has launched a new line of small group wildlife trips to destinations across the globe, inviting adventurous travellers to track gorillas in Rwanda, wolves in the Italian Apennines or even snow leopards in the Indian Himalaya.

Located on the Golden Circle, just over an hour’s drive from Reykjavík on the banks of the Hvítá River, Laugarás Lagoon this month celebrates its one year anniversary. The two-level geothermal lagoon makes a compelling case for a winter escape, offering the best of both worlds with its combination of geothermal bathing and exceptional dining. What sets Laugarás Lagoon apart is the way nature, design, wellness and gastronomy come together in one destination. Built across two levels and thoughtfully integrated into the surrounding landscape, the lagoon invites guests to explore cascading waters, secluded spaces and forest-edge saunas overlooking the Hvítá River.

The brand confirmed the news to staff on Monday.

As travellers look ahead to 2027, G Adventures is putting a different spin on the traditional destinations-to-watch list. The community tourism pioneer has identified eight places set to capture travellers’ attention next year, along with better ways to experience them. That means looking beyond the most-visited sights and finding ways to spread tourism’s benefits more widely.

More than 600 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups are being recalled for an issue affecting their brakes, but a remedy isn't available just yet.

There are plenty of ways to travel in luxury by sea. A cruise liner cares for every practical detail, but its scale means strict schedules, crowds and little room for unique experiences. A private yacht charter, by contrast, can feel thrillingly free and discreet, but usually comes with eye-watering costs, logistical difficulties and a relative lack of fancy facilities like spa treatments and on-board entertainment. The latest launches and expansions from respected names in hospitality occupy...

When you’re seriously ill, wanting to look good isn’t necessarily vanity. Sometimes it’s about holding on to the person you used to be.

Performer Lorinda May Merrypor shares her day on a plate.

iCaur plans to lift the towing capacity of its upcoming V27 extended-range electric SUV, as Chery works towards a one-tonne payload for its Stockman diesel plug-in hybrid ute.

Since the Shaw Prize was first presented in 2004, the prestigious annual awards have been presented in three categories: astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences. A fourth category – computer science – was announced earlier this year in a move that is fully in keeping with the original vision of Run Run Shaw, the late Hong Kong film mogul and legendary philanthropist, who set everything in motion. His intention was to recognise the quest for knowledge and honour...

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The Haval H7 hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV lineup will start well below $50,000, with its starting price matching that of the popular Toyota RAV4.

The appeal of a good knit is often immediate, from the softness against the skin to the reassuring volume and warmth. At 45R, those qualities begin well before a garment takes shape. The Japanese label’s latest selection puts the making process in focus, bringing together airy merino, characterful Shetland wool and the flecked textures of Donegal tweed. Founded in Tokyo in 1977, 45R approaches clothing through monozukuri, or the “art of making”, a philosophy centred on respect for craft and...

Chery wants to enter the US market, and argues shutting out Chinese brands will leave American automakers falling behind on technology.

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We've driven it in Japan, and it's now time to hit the trail on home soil to see whether the new Pajero can uphold the reputation of the nameplate.

Mitsubishi Australia wasn't cut from the development of the new Pajero, and it has revealed the demands it made of its Japanese HQ.

The new Mitsubishi Pajero requires AdBlue, but the brand doesn't expect that to push buyers away.

Back in April, suit jackets lined with interesting graphics and prints emerged as one of the more unusual fashion trends at the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the annual event where professional American football teams pick out the best young players looking to enter the league. Colton Hood, then a Tennessee cornerback, now on the New York Giants’ roster, rocked up in a cobalt-blue jacket that, when opened, revealed a swathe of family photographs across the lining, chronicling his...

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At 22, Luca Yang was running a small teaching company in New Zealand after quitting a six-figure finance job that he hated. It had humble beginnings, where he tutored English online for A$25 (US$17.55) per hour just to get by. When one of his students got into Oxford, word spread: one student became 50, then 500. By most measures, he had already won the start-up lottery. “It was producing a lot of money, but it wasn’t something I actually loved doing,” says Yang, who was born and raised in...

After Katie Zacharia was sacked as the White House press secretary amid questions about her legal qualifications, another newly appointed Trump official is going viral. Barbera Thornhill is US President Donald Trump’s new Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. State Department official Riley Barnes shared the 78-year-old’s portrait on X to celebrate her appointment, but the post gained traction for all the wrong reasons. Social media users tore into Thornhill’s...

The Chinese brand blames the iCaur V25’s preliminary range of just 368km on its square shape. We compare EV battery sizes, weights and range claims.

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The next-generation CX-3 will replace the Mazda 2 as Mazda's entry-level model in Asian markets from 2027, but the 2 will remain on sale here for now.

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