Libby’s returned from her catch up with Hong Kong and first visit to Macau. Here's what she found ...

During our time revisiting Hong Kong we came across a lot of information regarding development in the first decade and a bit since the Chinese took over the territory and how it compares to the explosive growth experienced in mainland China.

Having arrived in Burma, it took a while for Georgie to get an internet connection. Here's the first, and likely to be the last, update given the apparent speed and difficulty...

I absolutely love Hong Kong, so when the opportunity to revisit Hong Kong came along I jumped at the chance. I have not operated there for more than five years, so a catch up is long overdue...

Georgie is setting off on her travels again and this time she is heading to one of her favourite parts of the world - the East. Her destination is Burma (or Myanmar), a country currently undergoing transition and change.

The country is beginning to get Olympic fever and for the events world, ‘legacy’ will be the watchword in the coming months and years. But, what of other venues that have benefited from the Olympic effect? Vancouver is one of our favourite destinations and here’s an update following a recent event there...

With confidence returning to the incentive events market, it’s pleasing to see airlines increasing their capacity on long-haul options.

So often, lack, or complexity, of accessibility make long-haul options a logistical challenge with indirect, infrequent flights resulting in more time spent travelling than enjoying the destination itself. So when we heard that BA was increasing, nay doubling, its weekly flights to Rio de Janeiro, we sat up and took notice.  There will now be six flights from Heathrow instead of the original three...

Made in China - now resonates the world over and since opening its doors to the world, China and its economic revolution has been truly startling.

Whilst the 'Made' bit is very familiar, what of the 'in China' part, and what exactly does China offer the meetings and incentive marketplace? As a destination China has been relatively ignored (Hong Kong and perhaps Beijing aside) and group traffic from the UK remains low.

Sometimes it's easy to overlook some incentive travel destinations and perhaps Mexico is one of those at the moment. However, there are now some very good reasons why it, and the Mayan Riviera specifically, could, maybe should, appear on your radar ...

The recession has made everyone take stock, but how will that shape our views and desires for the future? Will we come out of this with in new-found intuitive awareness about what we take out of our own and others' pockets, or will we get back into our die hard habits of consuming and waste?

How will all this affect long haul travel?

India is already building a portfolio of alternative experiences – experiences that give more but take less.