And suddenly it is as if the city stops. London, October 2015. Official hosts of the 2015 RWC. Game day. Hit the national pause button. And those of nations taking to the field to stand tall and fight hard for their colours, their nation's rugby honour, their...

  September 03rd, 2015. Across the world one image haunted millions of hearts. There, on the gently lapping shores of Turkey's southwest coastline, a tiny Syrian old boy, just 3 years of age, lay face down, emptied of life. His family's hopes of a future of...

  It is one of those times that makes one recall, like a bookmark in the story of one's life, "I remember where I was when...." Whether in the place or not, one was firmly in the moment, wherever they may have been in the world. The world stopped, holding its...

  Today, just one week ago, the hearts of Kenyans across the nation, and world, were alight. Not just Kenyans of direct descent, but those of any connection to the great land, anywhere across the globe. For many, it was their first time in a long time, if not...

  Month after month, the value of the global Tourism sector reveals its invaluable impact on economies, societies, futures. The monthly statistics on traveller movements and spend showcase the impact that individual travellers crossing borders, over 3.1 million...

  The past week has been one of high drama for the game of football. But sadly not on the pitch. With the world's leading football body, FIFA, coming under unprecedented accusation and condemnation, the game playing took on a whole, new, nasty nature. A sport...

  For all of the awe and analysis that comes with observing the evolution of the global travel and tourism industry, one truth remains at the core of the 'why' of global travel: the world wants, and needs, to connect. And there is no greater force than travel and...

  As the month of March began, the first anniversary of the disappearance of MH370 was just days away. One year on, not one concrete clue has emerged around what happened to the aircraft with its 239 souls on board. The one great aviation mystery of our...

  With the world around us opening more and more each day to personal exploration through travel, a natural excitement and energy bubbles up in the hearts and minds of  passport, smartphone and credit card carrying nomads from far and wide. The ability to...

  Just 5 years ago it would have seemed beyond belief, beyond border approvals, beyond principle. And then the world changed – Myanmar (Burma)’s doors of possibility – politically, economically, logistically, philosophically - were thrown open....