Category: Travel and Tourism

NORAD Santa Tracker: December 1-24

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Created from a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad during the 1955, the NORAD Sannta Tracker goes live each December 1 and follows Santa's progress leading up to his big day, December 24. This delightfu...

January

Civil Aviation Day, Intl. (1944): December...

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International Civil Aviation Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Chicago in 1944. The day is acknowledged by the United Nations.

January

Pan American Aviation Day (1903): December...

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Pan American Aviation Day seeks to stimulate interest in aviation, spawn further development of rapid communications, and increase cultural development between the countries of the Western Hemisphere. T...

January

Wright Brothers Day (1903): December 17

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Presidential Proclamation: Wright Brothers Day On December 17, 1903, after years of determination and creativity, Orville and Wilbur Wright's wooden aircraft sailed the steady winds of Kitty Hawk, North...

January

Art Deco Weekend, Miami (US-FL): January 1...

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Miami is known for its art deco style architecture and each January it hosts Art Deco Weekend, a festival of architecture, art and all things Miami. This free community cultural festival supports the Miam...

January

Cable Car Day (1873): January 17

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National Cable Car Day marks the anniversary of the use of the first cable cars created by Andrew Hallidie in San Francisco in 1873. Hallidie was born in England and moved in the U.S. in 1852. Once state...

January

Customs Day, World: January 26

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International Customs Day or World Customs Day (WCO) is organized to honor the customs agents and processes governing world trade between nations and combating fraud for 98% of all global trade. Each yea...

January

Ellis Island Day (1892): January 1

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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. Ellis Island was the immigration gateway into the US on the East Coast in the late 19th Century through the mid 20th Centu...

January

Escape Day, Ntl.: January 30

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National Escape Day is your license to escape from what you are doing to do whatever you want to do. Situated at the end of January in the doldrums of winter, it is also the perfect time to plan your next...

January

Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention M...

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National Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Month is an initiative of ECPAT-USA, an association of travel and entertainment companies that seeks to protect every child’s basic human right to grow up...

January

Pet Travel Safety Day, Ntl.: January 2

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National Pet Travel Safety Day might sound like a redundant holiday, but it addresses a serious issue. Unfortunately, statistics show that for too many pet owners, including most of those whom believe th...

January

Plan Your Vacation Day: January 28

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Simply created to encourage Americans to begin planning their summer vacations, Plan Your Vacation Day is promoted by the US Travel Association. Tool kits available on their website for the next year begi...

January

Road Safety, UN Decade for Action: 2011-20...

Decade

The UN General Assembly has designated 2011-2020 as a Decade of Action on Road Safety Worldwide. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, annual global road crash statistics i...

January

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Santos Down Under, (AU-SA): January 21-26

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The Santos Tour Down Under is Australia's greatest cycling race, with a rich history as the highest-regarded and most popular bike race in the southern hemisphere. The event was first staged in 1999 wit...

January

Sapporo Snow Festival (JP): January 30 - F...

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First run in 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual event in Sapporo Japan which features activities related to snow, including a world class snow sculpture contest. Additional activities include li...

January

Travel, Shop for Travel Day, Ntl.: January...

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There is something about a new year that causes travel queries to spike in mid-January. Obviously, people are thinking about someplace other than enduring the winter doldrums. Capitalizing on this trend a...

January

Up Helly AA (UK): January 28

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For all you Viking fans, the town of Lerwick, Scotland has an annual celebration to close out the Yule season you'll love: Up Helly Aa Up Helly Aa centers on the burning of a Viking Galley each year. In...

January

Year of Beethoven (DE)(1770): 2020

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The nation of Germany is sharing its pride and love of a national treasure with the world through a year-long celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven during the 250th anniversary of his birth. Tourists to Ger...

January

Travel Africa Day: February 25

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The Tuesday of Social Media Week in Lagos is set aside each year to encourage people worldwide to explore Africa through pictures, stories and blogs. It endeavors to teach how the tourism industry can bet...

January

Robinson Crusoe Day (1709): February 1

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Be adventurous and self-reliant, on February 1, 1709 Daniel Defoe's epic adventure The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe was published. The book has been translated or imitated over 1,700 times sin...

January