Between the 1970s and 1980s, in the context of the Socialist International, the Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky undertook a series of trips and missions to North Africa and the Middle East (Egypt, Syria, Israel, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE) to help resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. The essay explores the characteristics and mechanisms of this form of political travel (motivations, objectives, organisation, methodology, outcomes, repercussions and media impact) which represent a peculiar experience of mobility, aimed at building networks and influencing public opinion.