Egypt is a country of spectacular monuments and one of the oldest civilizations on earth – a fantastic place to visit.   Since 2011, street protests in Tahrir Square have brought global attention and dynamic political change.  But beyond the headlines, …

With the recent news of the political landscape in Myanmar changing, albeit slowly, and Aung San Suu Kyi winning a voice in Parliament, I think back to my travels in Myanmar in 1993. This was in my Nike-inspired-‘Just-do-it’ years when, if no one could travel with me, I just went off on my own adventure.

The principal economic activity in the Galapagos is tourism, which started in the early 1970s when local people took visitors around on their fishing boats. Over the past three decades the number of visitors has increased to well over 170,000 …

It is often said that quantity is not quality, but if you can mesh the two terms together, the result can be memorable. Our first day in Lima was one of those “fill in every minute with experiences”-type days, and allowed us to totally immerse ourselves in the destination, which is exactly what we wanted to do.

‘Tis the season to be selling Peru, so it seems. The destination has done a great job in promoting itself and the upcoming ASTA International Destination Expo in Lima seems to be the right event at the right time. In researching my talk on Niche Markets for the IDE, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there are about 75 more reasons to visit Peru than just exploring Machu Picchu.