GlobalVision Travel Resources, Inc. has launched Go2Guides , an innovative line of travel guides for kids. The first guides are for kids traveling to China, in time for trips to the Olympic Games.

'The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World' (Avalon, 620 pp., $21.95) In its fourth edition, this extensive handbook is something of a bible for independent, on-their-own travelers seeking to circumnavigate the world.

n An Albany native returns home and launches an international business. BÁRBARA RIVERA HOLMES barbara.rivera.holmes@ .at. albanyherald.com ALBANY — Albany is a long way from Turkey, but Rue Morrison isn’t letting a little geography get in the way of

Travel Insured International ( www.travelinsured.com ), a leading provider of travel protection plans for travelers, has unveiled a new trio of travel insurance plans under the company's popular Worldwide Trip Protector brand. The new plans, with stronge

Whether promoting cell phones while naked or pioneering tourist space-travel, the billionaire uses unusual methods for success. In his new book, "Business Stripped Bare", he shares his tips for entrepreneurs. An excerpt.