For decades Cuba has been an insular country, battling to hold back the tide of American capitalism. Now it’s dropping its barriers and welcoming tourists to its beaches and cities, and they’ve brought a free market economy along with their factor 15 and rubber dinghies, as Howard Byrom finds out

David Grossman of ACTE outlines some of the industry issues that will continue to be of great concern to travel managers

Roger St. Pierre spotlights the endless appeal of Montreal – French Canada’s biggest city

Ginny McGrath learns snowkiting from a pro in Switzerland and finds it the green alternative to heli skiing

Guiding us through the conception and growth of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Jennifer Fitzgerald foresees an exciting future

CSR is a key acronym for the corporate big-wigs of today. We look at the rise in prominence of social responsibility

From Hollywood to Starbucks to the ‘American Dream’, the USA has so relentlessly exported its culture around the globe that many of us feel that we know it already. The country is far from a monoculture though and there remains plenty to explore. LA, Las Vegas, Miami and New York all have their own international […]

A stone’s throw from the holy city of Jerusalem, Jordan is a land steeped in history, religious or otherwise. Periods of Greek and Roman conquest preceded the Byzantine period and Crusades; castles and carvings from all eras litter this wondrous Arabian landscape. Perhaps the most famous is Petra, a rock-carved metropolis described as “rose-red city […]

Antigua’s impossibly blue seas and sandy white beaches are so postcard-perfect that you’re torn between the urge to dive into the still, inviting ocean or simply stand and stare, absorbing sunshine that seems to soak you to your core. Neighbouring Barbuda is little more than a sandy reef, but its indigenous population of sea-birds is […]

Notorious for the famous Bermuda Triangle, where countless ships have disappeared over the centuries, Bermuda was once known as ‘Devil’s Island’ by the sailors who knew its treacherous waters. Yet it is blessed with a gorgeous Caribbean climate, long strips of white beaches and sparkling blue oceans that make it a hedonistic paradise and a […]

Canada may have had some bad press over the environmental implications of exploiting its vast natural resources, but its capital Ottawa remains one of the cleanest, greenest cities in the world. At the confluence of three great rivers and with an intricate series of canals connecting it to Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay, it has […]

The winding cobbled streets lined with ancient looking patios, where stylish Quebecois sip coffee and play chess with their compatriots, have a distinctly rustic feel by day; by night, the soft amber glow of the gorgeous city lights feel like a scene from a Van Gogh. Quebec City is a delightful slice of the Old […]