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Marcus Perkins, who owns a hair and beauty salon in Brierley Hill, says he is scared for the future.

Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.

Apps that match personalities — for a price — have surged in popularity amid a loneliness epidemic.

Vancouver's James Howard is paying $90,000 a month for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that may add a few more months to his life. But, he's far from the only Canadian who is faced with having to find the means to access new cancer medicines at high costs and it's an issue that front-line oncologists across the country say is pushing public health care past a breaking point.

In The First Taste of Loneliness, one of the highest-profile Chinese art-house film debuts of 2026, three generations of women – played by Zhou Xun, Xi Meijuan and Wang Shengdi – struggle to put their lives back on track after the death of their family’s patriarch. This beautifully crafted family drama from Chinese writer-director Gu You (previously known as Gu Xiaogang) premiered in competition at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea earlier this month. Zhou stars as Jiang Yue,...

Jetstar is flying domestic routes from day one and Air New Zealand added the first international service a day later. The post Western Sydney Airport Officially Open: Who’s Flying There and Who’s to Come appeared first on Business Traveller.

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.

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.