Breaking Travel News reporter Alice McKeown explores Maputo, an African city with a Mediterranean twist. During her time in town she visits the Southern Sun, a property offering visitors to the Mozambican capital city the opportunity to experience the perfect blend of warm hospitality, professional service, and some of the very best scenic views along the Indian Ocean seaboard.

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation is seeking to raise awareness of sustainability in the hospitality sector as it celebrates World Tourism Day. World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980 as the day in which the statutes of the World Tourism Organisation entered into force.

One you’ve packed your luggage and decided your itinerary, you still have one thing to take care of before leaving and that is the security of your home for the time you’re away from it. You cannot leave without managing this consideration or bad thoughts about your house will continue haunting you all through your trip. The best tip or advice you get on how to secure your house when it is unattended, is to make it look like it still has people and display signs of activity in the house showcasing that your house is being watched even when you’re away.

You might have heard of the concept of a staycation. This is where you decide to just stay home instead of going elsewhere on vacation. There are a lot of things that you can do while you’re at home. Not only will you feel relaxed, but you can also save a lot of money.

Redefining luxury train travel since 2010, Maharajas’ Express is the most luxurious train in India. Offering five fascinating journeys crisscrossing some of the most vibrant destinations and significant attractions of India, as well as offering a vista of breath-taking landscape, culture and heritage with which the country is blessed; the Maharajas’ Express offers journeys to the very depth of the soul. Here Breaking Travel News finds out more.

Following his appointment as secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili shares his views on the future of the body. The decision was confirmed during the 22nd general assembly of the body currently taking place in Chengdu, China.