tourism

North Korea has been a quiet, keep-to-yourself country for decades. There are stories you’ll read on the internet about people visiting North Korea, usually in the demilitarized zone, the 148-mile-long…

Bedbugs have been the scourge of society for eons. It’s bad enough that you may find them in your hotel room. But if they hop a ride on someone’s stuff,…

Occasionally, an airline will do the right thing, even if it means they lose significant money in the process. The good news is that such a circumstance happened just last…

We live in Central Florida, so Orlando International Airport (MCO) is our “hometown” airport. The airport has its good points and its bad ones. With 3 terminals, it’s a relatively…

Have you ever done something and it was just one big ol’ disappointment? I know Joe and I have. We even made a list of the 10 most disappointing places…

Tourism is a huge moneymaker for lots of places. How huge? Well, according to USTravel.org, tourism in 2019 alone accounted for: $1.1 trillion in total domestic and international inbound traveler…

A while back we wrote about two Australian tourism ad campaigns; one for the country’s Northern Territory and one for South Australia. Both were decidedly adult, more than a little…

Joe and I have been fans of Japan for years. My first visit was in 1995; Joe’s in 2005. And ever since, we’ve tried to go back every 5 to…

Earlier this month, the headlines that got travelers’ attention was that Japan planned to reopen to international tourists in June. The announcement had been made by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…

During the height of the COVID pandemic, especially during the early days, every county handled the virus in its own way when it came to travelers who wanted to visit.…