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Is there such thing as a boring destination?

Nebraska, according to John Ricks, is a place where no one is interested in as a vacation area as a research in 2017 proved to the state that “consumers do not consider [Nebraska] as a tourist destination”, and they would not think to research about it since it does not peak anyone’s interest. He also says that it is not possible to cannot the perception travellers have on the destination by “just providing information”.

I myself do not know much about Nebraska nor I have the intention of visiting this state. However, I believe that Nebraska did a very good job as my interest is drawn to this destination after hearing this new ‘perspective’. Their previous slogans “Nebraska Nice”, “Possibilities….endless”. and “Send a postcard from Nebraska” sounded like any ordinary destination; however, the new campaign with slogans “Famous for our flat, boring landscape”, “Honestly its not for everyone”, “There’s nothing to do here”, and “Another day on the dusty plans” makes it really stand out and creates a big impact on social media as others are coming up with funny slogans to add on and people are researching about Nebraska to do so. The funniest one by far is “More cows than people since 1827…oh wait its true”. Ricks said that to make people listen, you have to hook them somehow. I truly believe that this has not only impacted Nebraska, but will set a benchmark for any future low tourism destinations to think differently.

Nebraska wants tourists to know the state is ‘flat, boring’ and ‘not for everyone’

Thailand is known for its tourism and lovely beaches. Maya Bay is one of Thailand’s secluded Paradise beaches and is now forced to shut down due to over tourism. The coral reef and sea life have been disturbed dramatically ever since Leonardo DiCaprio shot the famous movie The Beach. I am so happy that the Thai government is trying to balance between profit and conservation to set the rules and shut down the beach for 4 months in a year to allow recovery; although I do wish the recovery process could be longer. I know a lot of tourism destinations need a lot of money to survive, but I hope that other mass tourism destinations will see this prime example and will consider doing the same and conserve and let the land heal.

Famed Thai beach from Leonardo DiCaprio flick to close June 1 after being ruined by mass tourism

Hello everyone,

If you live in Victoria like me, this news may interest you. Especially if you are working or living anywhere close to the inner harbour.

A project that involves remedying the Laurel Point Park and sections of the David Foster Habour Pathway is happening this October. This is a big project that the City of Victoria and Transport Canada has been working on in order to clean out the contaminated soil at the site. The reason why this is happening is because back in the 1900s, Laurel Point was home to a paint factory which belonged to the British American Paint Company; during the time from 1906 to 1975 when the paint factoru was operating, there was a large amount of unknown materials infilled the site. After numerous assessments and investigation, the Victoria Middle Harbour Fill Site is classified as contaminated; therefore, by launching this project, 35000 cubic metres of contaminated soil between the Inn at Laurel Point and the seawall will be replaced with clean soil. Even though the contamination does not risk the health of park users, it is necessary that the well-being of marine wildlife and  ecosystem is protected for a sustainable future of the inner harbour.

If you are environmentally conscious and are concerned about a sustainable future for tourism, this is definitely a great news. Your can find more information about this project here:

https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/parks/harbour-pathway/laurel-point-park-remediation-project.html