World’s Worst Tourism Slogans
Please help us find the really bad ones. For Cities, States, Provinces, Regions and Countries. Also travel companies.
Here are s few contenders:
Hilton: “Travel should take you places.” (Yes, it should. I think we can all agree on that totally meaningless statement. Would be nicer to say “take you someplace unique” but if you stay in a Hilton that wouldn’t quite work since the rooms look virtually identical no matter which country you go to.)
Fargo, North Dakota’s “Always Warm!” (No, everyone knows it’s warm in the summer and you freeze your ass off the rest of the year.)
British Colombia’s “The Best Place on Earth.” Why not just come right out and tells us how fucking great B.C. really is.
“Andalucia. There’s only one.” If you can’t think of anything else to say about a place, this should work.
Annapolis, Maryland’s “Come Sail Away” — inviting visitors to come… and leave, preferably by boat.
“Wales. The Big Country” No, Canada is a big country. So is China. And India, Brazil, Australia. If you’re going to start making shit up, why not say Wales is a tropical island with white sandy beaches and attractive, well-tanned natives who serve free beer around the clock.
If you know of any really crappy slogans, please add them as a comment to this post. Or email them to titanicawards@gmail.com
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From Manitoba (a prairie province in the middle of Canada). Their slogan is “Friendly Manitoba.” If you have been to the middle of Canada you will notice one thing: nobody lives there. Populations have been running for the city for the last hundred years.
The average tourist might talk to one lonely gas station attendant against a vast expanse of Canadian nothingness. Friendly it is not. Empty and deserted yes.
I think they might have changed it to “Big Skies”–which is true, but certainly doesn’t make you want to steer in that direction.
“Angus – the Birthplace of Scotland”. Except the birthplace of Scotland was in Argyllshire, about 200 miles away.
“Angus – the Birthplace of Scotland”. Except the birthplace of Scotland was in Argyllshire, about 200 miles away. Used on signs on the county boundaries and in local tourist publicity. Everybody laughs at it !
How about Reno, Nevada – “The Biggest Little City in the World” – wha…???
disney is supposed to be the happiest place on earth but everytime we go people are pretty pissed and tired (probley from our extreme heat) also people have become pretty fond of this slogan for florida … http://www.jerkassclothing.com/shirtpage/florida.php
‘Visit Bangladesh…before the tourists come’. It was (or may be still is) the slogan by the Bangladesh tourist board for years. What has the densest populated and one of the poorest countries of the world to offer to tourists? In fact quite a lot: there are still a lot of beautiful and unique sites and attractions. The country and its inhabitants will make a huge impression on you.
No need to rush because I don’t think it is likely that the tourists will come here in big herds any time soon. Most foreigners visiting the country are aid-workers and diplomats.
Consider going there: its unforgettable!
“Surahammar – your bite of the sour apple.” Sour being a play on words, Sura = sour and also the short name for Surahammar, a tiny place in Sweden.
“When in Europe, don’t miss Skurup.” is possible the most self centered slogan ever; Skurup is a village of a few hundred inhabitants or so. There is absolutely nothing to write home about…But it rhymes (in Swedish that is)