We’re happy that National Geographic and Ashoka’s Changemakers selected Context as a finalist for their annual geotourism award. As one of 10 selected out of 611 entrants, it’s a pretty exclusive club.



Now comes the hard part. We need people to vote for us over at Ashoka’s Changemakers. (Registration is required.)

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Galileo, who shaped how people understand man's place within the immense cosmos, is the superstar (excuse the pun) of the upcoming show at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence - "Galileo. Images of the universe from antiquity to the telescope."



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Venice Connected, a recently launched initiative by the City of Venice, is designed to benefit travelers who book museums tickets, transport passes, etc, before their arrival. All tickets purchased online give you a discount over what you would pay on-site, making this a fantastic tool to save on your vacation… Continue

Venice, more than any other city, is dependent upon and simultaneously threatened by its natural environment. Ecologists often use the word symbiosis to describe relationships between organisms. For one thousand years, Venice and her lagoon exhibited a form of mutually beneficial symbiosis; without the lagoon, Venice would never have survived, and without Venetians, the lagoon would be a… Continue

Although Context doesn't book hotels we field questions every day from our clients about places to stay in each city where we operate. I sat down with Claire Karaz, an art historian and docent in Istanbul, the other day and asked her to recommend a couple of hotels in the city for… Continue