Imperial palaces and great music, Old Masters and modern art, legendary coffee houses and trendy restaurants, designer shopping and Christmas markets – Sue Dobson thinks Austria’s stylish capital is one of Europe’s finest cities

The sun is rising in the east, illuminating the cultural delights of central Europe. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the gothic charm of Warsaw. Lucia Cockcroft enlightens us

So often overlooked in favour of Cape Town and Jo’burg, Durban is South Africa’s fun city – and good for business too, as Roger St. Pierre reveals

Since being crowned European City of Culture 2004, the tangled capillaries of old town Genoa have flowed to a nascent business centre at the heart of a city poised to lock horns with the likes of Milan and Rome. Lucia Cockcroft gives us a taste of the contrasting dynamics at work in this growing business location

Switzerland’s largest city sturdy, workman-like reputation is gradually being superceded as it lets its hair down and embraces the stylish nightlife of Zurich West. Sarah Johnstone discovers a way of life so enjoyable that even the graffiti is polite

David Neville Williams takes a look at a country which has witnessed some remarkable sweeping changes

At the end of a tough business day, there’s nothing quite like having your body steamed and pummelled amid the grandeur of a 16th-century Ottoman bath palace, or swimming in healing waters amid marble columns in Art Nouveau splendour. Sue Dobson samples the delights of Budapest

For such a skinny country, Chile packs a considerable punch. Variously described as ribbon-shaped or like a runner bean, the country is arresting enough in an atlas, let alone in the flesh

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

Phil Spencer looks forward to another trip to The Big Apple, everyone’s favourite business destination

Edinburgh is Britain’s most popular conference venue and it is easy to understand why given its magnificent setting, architecture, history, excellent hotels and restaurants. A newly promoted attraction for visitors is its extraordinary literary heritage. Andrew Lownie provides a guide to some of the city’s literary associations.

In an attempt to live the desert island dream, Ben Keene set up Tribewanted.com; an ambitious, eco-conscious tourism project, that’s driven through online democracy