Taking over as chief executive of Forbes Travel Guide just under a year ago, Filip Boyen now leads one of the most exclusive hospitality ratings organisations in the world. Here he tells Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, about the changing face of the industry and how he expects to see the company grow in the coming years

Modern successful people no longer travel simply for changing their place of residence. Each of their trips has a specific purpose. Europeans, Americans, and Japanese travel with certain goals for quite a long time. A true French gourmet could overcome a thousand kilometers to taste a special lamb’s paste. To master surfing on the Australian shores, to run the marathon, to reach the ski slopes of the Alps – these are the purposes people have got.

Surprisingly competitive, the luggage sector. Something we rarely think about, but also essential for virtually every trip, baggage is ever-present in travel. While a number of brands dominate, one comes up time and again – Eastpak. Here we take a look at the Tranverz small cabin bag from the company to find out more

Dropping into Hotel Europa for the night ahead of a visit to Lake Titicaca, Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole finds a welcome oasis amid the hubbub of La Paz, commercial capital of Bolivia

Are you planning to spend your holiday overseas? If yes, then you should be thinking about travel vaccinations. It is advisable to learn the kind of shots that you need depending on the country that you are planning to visit. By doing this, you will save a lot of money and time. Ideally, it does not matter whether you will be staying at a backpacker hotel or fancy resort.

The upcoming Customer Experience Exchange for Travel & Hospitality has offered up unique insights into the future of the industry through a series of exclusive interviews with senior leaders from across the sector.