GREEN CAPITAL AWARDS FINALLY ANNOUNCED

Justin N. Froyd -
Stockholm and Hamburg recently became the first two European cities to receive the European Green Capital Award. Their dedication to improving the environment has impressed the ‘jury’ and hopefully, m ...

MINIATURE WONDERLAND: A TRULY GRAND ATTRACTION

Samuel Dorsi -
One of Germany’s most bizarre tourist attractions is to be found in Hamburg. The Miniature Wonderland is only 8 years old yet already a record-breaker. ...

Joke of the Week

Denise Chen -
A woman called a travel agency and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." The agent asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever. ...

SOLOMON ISLANDS: PARADISE WITH A DARK TWIST

Daniel A. Tanner -
The official figures monitoring the considerable increase in tourists visiting the Solomon Islands are very promising. Yet there are many challenges which need serious consideration. ...

TSUNAMI MUSEUM: THE VICTIMS FINALLY REMEMBERED

Gregory Dolgos -
In 2007, a massive project was launched in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, to build a museum on behalf of the victims of the catastrophic tsunami of 2004. The time to open the doors to visitors has c ...