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.

Imagine waking up to endless desert views, spending lazy afternoons beside your private pool and watching the stars emerge over the dunes as the evening cools. With the arrival of the UAE’s much-awaited winter season, these simple pleasures return as Moon Sharjah Retreat reopens, inviting couples, families and friends to escape the city and experience the magic of the Mleiha desert.

Nile Air, Egypt’s largest private airline, has appointed Aeroprime Group as its Passenger General Sales Agent (GSA) in the United Kingdom, effective 1 November 2026, marking a strategic step in the airline’s commercial development across the UK market. The appointment underlines Nile Air’s commitment to broadening its distribution network and cultivating closer ties with travel trade partners in key international markets.

YOTEL, the global hospitality brand known for its design-led, tech-enabled hotels, is embarking on a significant expansion of its portfolio in Asia Pacific, in line with rising demand from a new generation of guests– highly mobile international travellers who crave convenience, connectivity and value-led stays in vibrant gateway cities. Founded in London in 2007, YOTEL now operates 24 hotels worldwide. From New York, Washington DC and San Francisco in the USA to Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Istanbul in Europe, and Tokyo, Singapore and Bangkok in Asia, the group spans some of the world’s most iconic cities. And with airport hotels at Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul and London Gatwick, YOTEL is making travel smoother and simpler.

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.

At W Kuala Lumpur, ordinary gatherings are a thing of the past. Blending bold design, personalised service, vibrant culinary experiences and conscious luxury, the city’s leading luxury lifestyle hotel invites event planners, corporate leaders and social hosts to turn every occasion into something extraordinary. From high-impact corporate meetings and glamorous gala dinners to immersive brand launches and unforgettable celebrations, W Kuala Lumpur brings a fresh, fearless energy to every gathering in the heart of the city.