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Tasmania, the island long thought of as Australia’s gawky little sister, is rapidly making headway into becoming the destination of choice for those who want to experience a place that beckons with an atmosphere of remoteness.

It was just after a scrumptious lunch of trout, fresh tomato and cucumber salad, Georgian cheese and bread, boiled and seasoned potatoes, and ajapsandali (an eggplant dish with bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic and spices) at Valodia’s Cottage in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia when travel agent Elizabeth Koon from Coronado, CA, exclaimed, “You know, Georgia is the new frontier for the sophisticated traveler!”

New technology and products are revealed at Cruise Planners-American Express Travel 2013 Convention.

Swell places for clients to be by the sea in South America.

With locations in more than 100 countries and as the global traveler continues to evolve, Starwood Hotels & Resorts continues to expand its footprint in the destinations you sell and your clients love. To support this growth, Starwood is also expanding its resources for travel professionals.

Recommend’s associate editor, Deserae del Campo, visited this independent country and was fascinated by its people and hospitality. Here are a few images from her time venturing through the country.

Throughout 2013, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and its members have tackled pressing issues in the travel industry, accomplishing change on both federal and state levels on concerns affecting travel agents.

With 147 years of history, Peninsula Hotels is not one to rest on its laurels. It's debuting new hotels in hot destinations like Myanmar and offering innovative ways for its luxury clientele to vacation whether they are in Chicago or Tokyo. Editor-in-chief Paloma Villaverde de Rico spoke with Peninsula's VP of marketing, Robert Cheng, to learn about the company's plans for the future and how travel agents play a key role.

Sprawled along beautiful Panama Bay, modern Panama City is a lively place, perfectly blending Old World charm and 21st century sophistication in first world infrastructure that includes a dynamic nightlife, a delicious restaurant scene, and the only rainforest in the world within city limits.

While the country’s promotion slogan proclaims that Panama is “more than a Canal,” the country surely embraces one of the world’s most important waterways, an engineering triumph that traverses Panama at the narrowest point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

This past spring, my junior reporter and I had quite an adventure while following a spitfire redhead through Scotland.

Club Med Punta Cana packs quite a punch when it comes to offering a full-throttle multigenerational family vacation.

We’re strolling through Belle’s French-inspired village in the Enchanted Forest section of Walt Disney World’s New Fantasyland—the largest expansion to date at Magic Kingdom—and we can almost hear a chorus of villagers singing “Bonjour! Bonjour!” as we eye Gaston’s Tavern and a castle in the distance.

From learning the ways of the Maasai to celebrating a bar mitzvah in Israel, far-flung destinations in Africa & the Middle East offer incomparable family vacation experiences.

Travelers planning on making an end-of-summer trip to Disney can save with value rates at seven Downtown Disney Resort hotels.

Anguilla is known for its white-sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise water and relaxing ambiance—key elements that draw travelers to this Caribbean island.

My first visit to Aruba was on a FAM trip in the early 1980s.

Just off of Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast is Sarasota County, a place where nature, culture and arts meet at the sea. From the Ringling Museum to the perfect white sands, travelers will discover an atmosphere like no other in a setting that makes anything possible.

Guatemala is a country of superlatives: its archaeological sites are the most extensive in Central America; its dramatic volcanoes are the region’s highest; and its artistic heritage is the most vibrant.

No surprise that Tobago is one of the best islands in the Caribbean for adventurers and nature lovers, so you’ll find useful suggestions here for clients who like tropical birds and fish, hiking and kite-surfing. What may be surprising is that eco and cultural travelers might also enjoy a stay on sister island Trinidad. Why?