Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. Global air travel will likely break all records in 2025, with 5.2 ...

Switzerland consistently ranks at the top of "best countries" and innovation indices, largely due to its remarkable economic strength and focus on high-value industrie. With one of the highest GDPs ...

Discover the world's least-visited countries, from Tuvalu to Niue. Learn why these remote destinations are becoming the ...

The World’s Happiest Countries List for 2023 has been released. The ranking measures nations on key findings from the United Nations’ World Happiness Report, based largely on the Gallup World Poll.

The Trump administration today expanded its list of countries with full or partial travel restrictions to 39, increasing from the previous list of 19 countries, according to a new White House ...

In 2012, the United Nations declared March 20 as the International Day of Happiness. Twelve years later, the 2024 World ...

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Smaller nations such as Luxembourg and Singapore often come out on top because they have strong financial systems, ...

Most of the countries at the top of a new list of the wealthiest in the world are not among the biggest or the mightiest. Many, in fact, are among the smallest: Consider Luxembourg, which tops the ...