www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook: Statistical information on nearly all countries in the world.

www.countryreports.org: cultural, statistical, historical country information.

www.nationalgeographic.com: contains a wealth of information about the countries in the world

www.everyculture.com: detailed illustrated articles on more than one hundred world cultures.

www.intercultures.ca: Foreign Affairs & International Trade website of Canada is one of the best resources for country insights.

www.worldtravelguide.net: covering all aspects, from cities to airports, cruise ports, ski & beach resorts, attractions

www.roughguides.com/destinations: fact files, food & drink, festivals, accomodations, sightseeing, …

travelguide.michelin.com: historical background, gastronomy, sightseeing, hotels, trip ideas.

www.dk.com/uk/categoryTravel:  well-known for their highly visual guides.

www.fodors.com: destinations, hotels, news, trip ideas and much more.

www.lonelyplanet.com: travel guides and phrasebooks.

www.contexttravel.com: for the intelectually curious: tours are led by phd level scholars and other experts.

https://expertworldtravel.com/ blog and hundreds of resources.

https://www.arrivalguides.com/en

https://www.spottedbylocals.com/

whc.unesco.org/en/list: UNESCO World Heritage list.

https://www.businesstravelnews.com/businesstravelnews leading source of infomation serving the business travel and meetings market.

Festivals

https://worldexpeditions.com/ Cultural festivals around the world.

https://www.mybucketlistevents.com/ 99 international events: music festivals, sport events, traditions…

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/ calendar of world festivals.

https://spoonuniversity.com/place/ 24 food festivals around the world to explore.

Foodways

https://www.tasteatlas.com/ discover local ingredients, traditional dishes, authentic restaurants.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/cuisines   food around the world. 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/what-the-world-eats/ food diets & consumption patterns around the world.

https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists intangible cultural heritage list, including food heritage.

https://www.saveur.com/ Bring the world’s best recipes, drinks, seasonal dishes, and kitchen tips to your home.

www.simonanholt.com: publishes the nation brands index- measuring the global perceptions of countries.

www.reputationinstitute.com: the Country Rep Track lists the most reputable countries worldwide.

www.nation-brands.gfk.com: the Nation Brands Index helps governments, organizations and businesses understand, measure and ultimately build a strong national brand.

www.globaledge.msu.edu: country insights, market potential indicators, by the Michigan State University.

www.doingbusiness.org: by the World Bank: objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement, across 155 economies.

www.ipsos.com: latest research on global predictions. Analysis about people, markets, brands and society.

www.eiu.com: the Economist Intelligence Unit provides country, risk and industry analysis, across 200 countries.

www.oxan.com: Oxford Analytica publishes the quaterly Country Risk ratings for 160 countries.

www.euromonitor.com: data and trends for 206 countries, industries, companies and consumers.

https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/ for students of economics: statistics, quizzes, micro, macro, global economics

https://www.piie.com/ Peterson Institute for International Economics has a wealth of articles and analyzes, research and publications on the topic.

www.csis.org: the Center for Strategic and International Studies publishes articles about geopolitics and security. They analyze the threats and opportunities shaping global security.

www.brookings.edu: The Brookings Institution is a public non profit organization. They conduct in depth research on international affairs and global development. 

Cato Institute

European Policy Centre  

International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Relations and Security Network (ISN)  

Middle East Research and Information Project (MER 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)  

www.weforum.org: the World Ecomomic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports about global issues.

World Resources Institute

www.mercer.com: one of the leading consulting firms in HRM. Provides cost of living surveys, calculation of expatriate allowances, etc.

home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home.html: their annual poll, Global Assignment Policies & Practices Survey presents benchmarking data and insights on how global companies manage their international assignment programs.

www.ey.com/gl/en/home: they publish the Global Mobility Effectiveness survey as well as a wealth of other Global Mobility related insights.

www.pwc.com: PricewaterhouseCoopers publish their annual global CEO survey: Talent Mobility and many other trends, issues, and data connected with Global Mobility.

www2.deloitte.com/global/en.html: regularly publishes reports about Managing a Global Workforce.

www.accenture.com/us-en/company: provides analytics and reports about Global Talent Acquisition, Mobility, Global Leadership Development and Global Teams.

www.bcg.com: the Boston Consulting Group publishes the 200’000 Survey Responses on Global Mobility and Employment Preferences: Decoding Global Talent.

www.imd.org: international leading business school. They publish the renowned World Competitiveness Reports.

www.insead.edu: Their knowledge center publishes interesting articles about international tops in strategy, leadership, negotiations, etc.

www.london.edu: publishes the London Business School Review with interesting articles about global leadership, Economics, Analytics & Big data, innovation and many more.

www.hec.fr/knowledge: knowledge portal of HEC Paris, containing a wealth of articles and videos about cross-cultural topics in marketing, strategy & management, business environment.

www.thunderbird.edu: School of Global Management website contains many interesting articles about global strategy, business, marketing, leadership and management. 

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu: Ivy league university Wharton’s website contains a wealth of articles, videos, podcasts about intercultural management, marketing, strategy, people management and leadership.

hbr.org: Original research and first hand perspectives from leading thinkers around the world.