From the multitude of incredible personal advantages to the economic benefits enjoyed by local communities, there is a myriad of reasons that we think tourism is a wonderful thing.

It is four in the morning, on a blustery dawn at Leeds Bradford airport (where there is no such thing as non-blustery days) and I, a small 10 year old girl, am about to go on my first airplane.

We’ve all heard of Lake Erie in Ohio, which by all accounts doesn’t live up to its name whatsoever, being a popular destination for vacationing American families looking to enjoy the water sports and island hopping opportunities this year-round hot spot provides.

International Day of Charity was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and is now observed annually on September the 5th.