A River Runs Through It – The Magical Nile of North Africa

These days most intrepid deal makers are also intrepid travelers. Let’s face it, some of the most compelling opportunities for business and travel are in remote and dangerous, but life changing parts of the world. There’s a reason these are called “emerging” economies and North Africa is one of the best examples of that old axiom of risk and reward.

North Africa is an area rich in natural resources and human capital and it is one of the most exotic places in the world. And so we’ve created a very special episode of Going Global to explore this region’s emerging business opportunities and its mythical allure to travelers. Since the beginning of time North Africa has been an unsettled but very special corner of our globe.

Can Big Data Spur Global Travel?

What will it take to get global travel moving again? A new partnership between The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google aims to use big ...