The explorer’s guide to qatar

Boasting a rich artistic heritage and renowned for producing an illustrious roster of music, fashion and literary titans, Jamaica is the travel destination of choice for those in search of culture, writes Lena de Casparis

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

The emirate is on a mission to show potential visitors and residents that there’s much more to it than high rises and shopping malls, tourism chief Issam Abdulrahim Kazim tells Newsweek

Exciting ways to get away from it all

All the latest flights, exhibitions and stays, plus high-speed rail, a new lost city to explore, and the joy of elephants

Some of the oldest stays on Kenya’s Lamu archipelago are part of a new wave of projects tackling the environmental and economic challenges these remote islands now face