Courtney Fingar talks to Honduras's finance minister William Chong Wong about the possible effects economic problems in the US will have on the country, and how violence on the mainland is threatening the tourism trade. 

An influx of investment into Ras Al Khaimah’s hotels, leisure facilities and airlines is finally pulling in tourists and business travellers and putting the emirate on the map as a luxury destination of choice.

Montenegro has become a playground for the world's billionaires -- with its revamped resorts offering an ideal place to party.

Perched on the temperate Black Sea coast, Tuapse is important for tourism, while its port makes it a major player for trade. The trick is stimulating industrial development while protecting the region’s golden goose – tourism

Countries often look to develop their tourism sectors in the hope that it will also boost the wider economy. But do the benefits necessarily pass on to other business sectors and the community at large?

Accor president Yann Caillère explains why traditional strategies are not viable in the hotel business. For a sector vulnerable to recession, survival depends on adapting and growing

Tbilisi is well placed between continents to be a trade, transport and tourism hub. Its mayor tells Courtney Fingar how rail developments and regenerating its old town will realise these goals

Agriculture, tourism and power could be the engines to get Georgia's economy growing again after a difficult year, the country's minister of the economy tells Spencer Anderson

The Zambian economy has been growing apace in recent years, but with the country largely reliant on its mining industry and many of the proceeds from this sector not benefiting local people, the government is offering incentives for investment in other sectors.