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Steve Hartridge admires spanning views of Philly from the brand-new Four Seasons Hotel, the city's tallest tower and now best vantage point in Philadelphia. 

Steve Hartridge meets Astokomii Smith, an ambassador and role model for five southern Albertan indigenous tribes on a recent trip to Canada

Historic Gold Rush towns and the natural wonders of Yosemite National Park make for highlights on any trip to California, says Jessica Pook

We asked nine suppliers at our Selling Travel River Cruise Dialogue to share their top tips on how to sell one of the fastest-growing sectors in travel. Here’s what they said…

What do you know about indigenous tourism in Canada? Julie Baxter met Keith Henry, President and CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada and found out that there’s lots for agents to sell.

Canada’s culture-stuffed capital is partnering with its neighbouring province Outaouais in French-speaking Quebec and wants agents to know why they’re the perfect pair!

A ‘soft’ introduction to West Africa, the island Sao Tome is still strange, wild and elegantly dilapidated. Laura Gelder explores a lost world.

From Disney's Magic Kingdom to Universal's Wirarding World of Harry Potter, The Global Group's annual conference presented plenty of Christmas magic in Orlando 

As the biggest travel show of the year comes to a close, here’s a round-up of some of the top travel news, hot off the stands at Excel.

Julie Baxter finds herself stranded in the rocky Channel Isles, closer to France than England, partly stuck in the past and captivated by the sea with its beautiful bays and history of savage shipwrecks.

Jessica Pook continues along the Panorama Route in South Africa to Limpopo where she encounters a troop of baboons and embraces the local cuisine

Benjamin Coren turns his back on haute cuisine and takes a look at some of the more localised offerings available at the fast food outlets of the world...

Jessica Pook attended the launch of luxury operator Kuoni's latest Worldwide Trends Report and introduces her top picks from its 2018/19 travel forecast here.

Laura Gelder finds herself floating somewhere between myth and magic on a luxurious Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abercrombie & Kent.

A river cruise up the Seine with Shearings transports Jessica Pook bewtween  Rouen and Paris and reavels the medieval streets once stomped by Richard the Lionheart and Joan of Arc.

The UK’s biggest B2B travel show has closed its doors until 2018 but don’t worry if you missed out, here’s our first quick-read news round-up from some of the destination stands we stopped at.

Selling Travel’s new Editorial Assistant, Jessica Pook, catches up with African specialist DMC Kamageo for an update on destinations and product covering Uganda, Botswana, Malawi and more.

UK passport holders don’t have to pay a penny to enter Vietnam until June 2018, but that’s not the only reason to visit this fascinating country, says Nina Farrimond.In the first of two blogs, she explores Hanoi, Halong Bay and Hue.

Enter a whimsical world of shimmering lights and mythical landscapes with Maria Martinez-Ugartechea, as she searches for Aurora Borealis amongst Iceland's waterfalls, lagoons and glaciers.

Amelia Glean packs her trunk and swaps the nightclubs and neon of Bangkok for a Magical Elephant Mahout Training Course in the jungles of north Thailand.

Cities aren’t always the best place to be on a hot day but Ellie Smith discovers that Sydney is made for sunshine. If you're looking for some cool ideas for summery Sydney then read on.

Ben Coren tries out Airbnb for the first time on a trip to Birmingham and discovers it's not as bad as he thought. Find out why he thinks all travel professionals should experience it - just once.

The fair city of Dublin is known for its musical pubs, heavy-drinking locals and literary legends. The Irish capital can be a tourist trap and the Pound to Euro exchange rate isn’t great at the moment but here’s how to enjoy yourself, even if your bucket list has a budget.

High-rise, high-octane Tokyo and subtropical Okinawa are oceans apart in every way but Laura Gelder finds the two a perfect example of Japan’s split personality

Laura Gelder examines why it’s the little things which delight when it comes to cultural exploration. Why book a city tour when you can visit the loo or supermarket for nothing?

As the sixth series of BBC One’s Death in Paradise comes to a close tonight, Laura Gelder muses on why murder and sunshine are a winning combination for the winter blues.

Julie Baxter explains why getting ripped off will be the most enduring and endearing memory from her trip to the steamy jungles of Southeast Asia and how tourism is a life force for Cambodia.

Famous for farming and being flat, Saskatchewan wasn’t the obvious first-stop for a first-timer to Canada, but Laura Gelder soon discovers there is more to the prairies than meets the eye.

Julie Baxter savours the flavours of Asia onboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, travelling from Bangkok to Singapore. Warning: do not read if you’re hungry!

Julie Baxter enjoys her time onboard Thai Airways Economy Class on her way to Thailand, weird seeing as she doesn't like to fly.

At this year’s ABTA Travel Convention there was lots of chat about traveller personalities and how defining them can help you sell better. Laura Gelder asks: are we segmenting or just stereotyping?

Missed our Selling Travel Dialogue on Oman? Never fear because we summed it up here. Read on to find out what the sultanate can offer your clients and how you can harness new flight routes from Oman Air.

Elegantly crumbling, grandly colonial, colourfully Caribbean and quintessentially Colombian, Cartagena was the face that launched Colombia into mainstream tourism. Discover why it's so irresistible.

Do you love James Bond films for their exotic locations as much as the action man himself? We certainly do! Here's a list of our favourite locations, ranging from iconic cities to ingenious baddie lairs.