In 2026, many industry experts say luxury travel is less about doing or spending more, and more focused on quality of the experience and how the vacationers feel after the trip. While some travel predictions just point to places that look good on a map, a new hotel opening, a rare solar eclipse, or a growing culinary scene could be enough to move a destination onto travelers' short lists.
Portuguese-speaking Angola has a long stretch of Atlantic Ocean coastline
Angola is opening up to international tourism to break its dependence on oil
The capital Luanda has become a stop for cruise liners
When Feliesiano Muteca started surfing a decade ago, he had the waves at Cabo Ledo on Angola's long Atlantic coastline pretty much to himself.
Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma led the country's independence from South Africa
Sam Nujoma adresses the United Nation General Assembly on September 27, 1990
Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announc…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president, died Saturday aged 95
Namibian president Sam Nujoma (R) and South African anti-apartheid leader and Nelson Mandela at the beginning of Namibia's independence celebr…