Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates Voyage Tips and guide

Here we determine which articles are featured on the Main Page as Destination of the month (DotM), Off the Beaten Path (OtBP) and Featured travel topics (FTT).

You can nominate any article you would like to see featured. Any destination, region, itinerary or event that passes the "What is an article?" test is eligible for nomination.

However, before nominating, please check that the article follows these basic guidelines:

• The nominated article should have an article status of guide or star. This includes having at least one good picture, and listings/headers/etc. that match our manual of style.
• The nominated article must not have been featured since Wikivoyage became a WMF project in 2013.
  • See Previous Destinations of the month, Previously Off the beaten path, and Previous Featured travel topics to check.
• If the article has been nominated previously but failed, any objections should be addressed before nominating it again.
  • Check the slush pile.
  • If you think a once-slushed destination is now ready to go, list it as new, but with a pointer to the slush pile entry.
  • The article should preferably be nominated 3 to 12 months before the intended feature date; ready to feature as is, or with edits that can be done well before featuring.

Well-known and/or popular destinations should be nominated as Destination of the Month, while more obscure destinations should be nominated for Off the Beaten Path. Featured Travel Topic includes travel topics, phrasebooks, itineraries, and other articles not part of the geographic hierarchy, as well as airports (as they are not usually destinations in their own right). Where applicable, you should propose a good time to visit the destination as a month to be featured.

The basic format of a nomination is as follows:

{{FeatureNom
| place=Destination
| blurb='''[[Destination]]''' is a place of contrasts, and as such it...
| status=Guide
| time=March-June
| nominatedBy=~~~~
| comment=Great article and it's just luvvly-jubbly in the springtime.
| DotMImage=[[File:Destinationimage.jpg|center|300px]]
}}

Add a nomination to the end of the appropriate section.

You can comment on any nomination based on timeliness and adherence to the criteria above, just add a bullet point (*) and your signed opinion.

===[[Destination]]===
Great article and it's just luvvly-jubbly in the springtime. TravelNut 25:25, 31 Feb 2525 (UTC)
* Looks nice, but shouldn't the Do section contain more than just quilting contests? ~~~~

Please note that the following are not considered valid reasons to oppose a nomination:

• "I don't like it." All objections have to be based on the guidelines above: poor formatting, missing information, etc. Personal opinions, dislikes, etc. do not count.
• "Wrong time of year." Articles are supported or opposed based on their content. Timing can be worked out later.
• "Wrong type of place." Articles are supported or opposed based on their content. Whether it's DotM or OtBP can be worked out later.

If an article gets three comments in favor and no (unresolved) comments against, it's eligible to be placed in an appropriate time-slot in the Upcoming queue. If the objections are relatively minor and are being worked on, add them to the Upcoming queue tentatively (add a question mark "?" after the article). Feel free to move the queue around or swap articles if it makes sense. If a nomination clearly does not make the grade and if the objections are not easily fixable, they go into the Slush pile (current slush pile).

Once a nomination has been scheduled, an appropriate banner image and text blurb must be selected. Go to Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Banners to start that discussion.

Discussions for previously selected destinations are kept in the Archive.

The following queue should contain about the next few months' worth of upcoming destinations. Note that new DotMs are rotated in on the 1st of each month, OtBPs on the 11th and travel topics on the 21st.

Try to avoid two overlapping or back-to-back features from the same country, as well as long streaks of features from the same continent. It is customary to wait 24 months between articles from the same or nearby cities.

The schedule is not cast in stone. However, any change made to the schedule should have a compelling reason behind it, and should be effected as far in advance as possible of the article's scheduled term on the Main Page. In particular, unless absolutely necessary, we discourage nominee articles from being slushed or rescheduled after banners have been made for them, which usually happens 2–3 months before being featured.

Whenever an article becomes a current feature, it should be removed from the list, the discussion archived, and (when changing out Featured Travel Topics) a new month added to the end of the queue.

Decisions regarding which images to use as the banners are made at Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Banners.

The section below provides an opportunity to see what the upcoming featured articles will look like on the Main Page using the banners that are currently most popular on the above page.

Destination of the Month

Parahyangan

The West Javanese region centred around Java's third largest city of Bandung is an excellent place to hike and admire active volcanoes.

Off the Beaten Path

Bowling Green (Ohio)

"Bee Gee" is centered around its State University with a range of student events and lively pubs during semesters, and a Midwestern small town feel around the year.

Featured Travel Topic

Rail Travel in Great Britain

200 years ago, on 27 September 1825, the first ever passenger train ran between Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington. Since then, the rail network in Great Britain has become one of the world's densest and most well-utilised systems.

On the date of the scheduled change, the DotM, OtBP, or FTT should be changed as close to midnight UTC as possible. This can only be done by administrators. When the featured page is changed, please follow the following procedures to do so and archive content to the appropriate pages. At each stage, please double-check that you are correctly moving content. Several steps involves copy pasting of the file names of the Main Page banners – former, current, and next – so it can be useful to open those in tabs first.

1. Update the featured articles on the main page by replacing the current 'banner' template section with those of the appropriate banner for the new DotM/OtBP/FTT found in the Next change section above.
2. Update the Photo credits page with the banner's original image, title and attribution.
3. Add the former featured article to the appropriate archive page: Previous Destinations of the month, Previously Off the beaten path, or Previous Featured travel topics.
4. For the former featured article, add the appropriate parameter to the pagebanner template (directly after the image filename) to label the page as having been featured previously.
   • For former DotMs, add: |dotm=yes
   • For former OtBPs, add: |otbp=yes
   • For former FTTs, add: |ftt=yes
5. Remove Template:Featurenomination from newly featured article.
6. Archive the newly featured article's nomination. Simply cut-and-paste the nomination section of the newly featured article from this page to Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Archive.
7. Update the Next change section above by adding the banner from the discussion page. View the table in the Schedule section above to determine what next month's change will be, then update the image and blurb in the "Next change" section with that found in the upcoming featured article's nomination.
8. In the schedule, use <s> and </s> to strikethrough the newly featured article. Remove the row from the table if the newly featured article is the FTT.
9. Archive the newly featured article's banner by cutting-and-pasting all banner suggestions and the associated discussion into Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Banners/Archive.

Place: Cochabamba Blurb: The fourth-largest city in Bolivia, Cochabamba is known as the "Garden City" for its mild climate year-round, cathedral squares, and shops and restaurants. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: any (however Dec-Feb/Mar are apparently quite wet) Nominated by: --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 22:25, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I've done significant work on this article today to get it up to guide status. I think there are some good restaurants and hotels missing from this list that I might get to, but the article is already in good shape following the addition of coordinates and the removal of closed businesses. Although a check shows we have featured cities in Bolivia before (as recently as last February), South America seems to be underrepresented overall, so this nomination should help with geographic diversity.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 22:25, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom – great work on the updates! --SHB (t | c | m) 00:32, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks! I've done some more work on the article since. It's great to see the quality of our coverage of Bolivia, with two of the capitals (La Paz and Sucre) already having been featured and Santa Cruz de la Sierra not far from guide status. Many of the smaller towns are also within striking distance of guide status. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 01:59, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  ikr – it's such an amazing achievement for a country that doesn't get in the spotlight much. --SHB (t | c | m) 02:25, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - solid article with recent updates by SelfieCity. Mrkstvns (talk) 14:51, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Very close, it's a nice article but the Understand section could be a little bit longer with a couple of paragraphs about the city's history and climate for example. This would also help keeping that map within the Understand section. --Ypsilon (talk) 12:17, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Agree with @Ypsilon: the Understand section was lacking. I've taken a stab at adding subsections for History and Climate. I think the Understand section is now considerably improved. Would welcome other users to check it out and see what you think. Please correct any errors or grammatical problems. -- Mrkstvns (talk) 14:42, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: San Carlos de Bariloche Blurb: The Argentine adventure capital offers great opportunities for skiing, sightseeing, water sports, trekking and climbing amidst the amazing mountainous landscapes of Argentine Patagonia. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: southern spring Nominated by: SHB (t | c | m) 10:27, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Interestingly, we've never had a DotM from Argentina excluding Iguaçu Falls (but 2 from Uruguay and 2 from Chile) and I figured this would be a good one to start with. It might need another checkup closer to featuring and I am in the process of updating many of the listings + adding coordinates, but otherwise I cannot see why we can't feature this.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --SHB (t | c | m) 10:27, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support pending some small fixes. Some listings need work (descriptions and coordinates) but nothing major that would prevent this one from being featured. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 15:58, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support looks complete and up-to-date.Mrkstvns (talk) 15:19, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Parahyangan Blurb: The West Javanese region centred around Java's third largest city of Bandung is an excellent place to hike and admire active volcanoes. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May–Oct (dry season + good weather for hiking) Nominated by: //shb (t | c | m) 05:24, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: It's not often that we feature region articles, but this one has all articles breadcrumbed beneath it as usable or guide, and this will be our first region feature from Java. Since most of our DotMs are filled up for 2025, this might need to wait until 2026, which I have no issue with (I know Medan was featured only last month as DotM in January, but I don't think that should pose an issue with scheduling as that's on a completely different island).

Nomination

• Support as per nom statement. //shb (t | c | m) 05:24, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work could use a "Sleep" section with summary info, pointers to which breadcrumbed destinations have best/most listings, and maybe some mentions of particularly interesting places to stay. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:37, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Sleep sections are not standard for region articles, though. //shb (t | c | m) 21:25, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Certainly sleep listings are not standard, but a summary or pointers to outstanding/unique lodgings in the region are traveler-centric and *should* be included in any guide-level region article. Mrkstvns (talk) 14:53, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Kowloon Blurb: One of the most densely populated cities on Earth, Hong Kong's mainland portion offers a culture less influenced by the British than the neighboring Island, plus accommodation, dining, and nightlife are generally cheaper. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Oct-Mar Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 10:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Here's another good Northern Hemisphere winter feature. Slushed in 2016, but the reason was that nearby Macau was to be featured then. The article is extensive and tidy, but as usual the listings need to be checked, updated and coordinates added where needed.

Nomination

• Needs some work - ie. updates. Ypsilon (talk) 10:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs some work - quite a few outdated listings and many without coordinates. Mrkstvns (talk) 19:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs some work as per the comment. //shb (t | c | m) 11:49, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Nairobi Blurb: There's much to experience in the Kenyan capital - from cultural sites and the contrasting high-rises to parks and wildlife. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Jan-Feb, Jun-Sep are the drier months Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 12:07, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I just promoted this to guide, as it's a really extensive article and could be a nice feature for e.g. early 2026 (to give us one more African feature in addition to Saint-Louis which could be December's OtBP). As usual, some of the information might have gone out of date since it was added, but given that Wikimania will take place there in August, there's a good chance that the article will get some fresh content already then, especially if Wikivoyage gets some visibility during the event.

Nomination

• Needs some work as usual. --Ypsilon (talk) 12:07, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs some work. As mentioned before, the DoTM category has had very few African destinations; most of them have been in OtBP and FTT. Nairobi is one of the continent's most cosmopolitan cities, and deserves to be featured. However, we should not sacrifice quality for diversity. More venues should have coordinates. The safari destinations within reach from the city could possibly be grouped together, with some general information. General information on price levels and nightlife would be appreciated. /Yvwv (talk) 12:26, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work per Ypsi. //shb (t | c | m) 07:09, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Delhi Blurb: With more layers of culture, history and civilizations than most other cities in the world, Delhi is built on tales extending from pre historic period to Indira Gandhi's assassination. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Feb-Mar are the best months according to the Climate section Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:45, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Slushed in 2014 because districtification was needed. This has been taken care of long ago, there is a decent amount of content in all sections here (some expansion would be welcome, even though it's a districtified city) and the district articles look quite good too. However the listings could include places and businesses that are no longer there, so they need to be checked, as always...

Nomination

• Needs some work per my comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:45, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work – mainly the usual updates which we should aim to get done by January. //shb (t | c | m) 07:12, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Sekigahara Blurb: This quaint mountain town and battlefield, where Tokugawa won control of Japan, gives visitors firsthand insight into feudal Japanese warfare. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: March-May; October Nominated by: Tuyuhun (talk) 11:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: This town would be perfect for OTBP, given its importance in Japanese history and its well-developed tourist services. It is a small town with very few dining options and lodging (which might be an issue but might not depending on consensus), but it is close to larger Japanese cities like Maibara and Nagoya and would be a perfect day trip from Kyoto et al., especially since it is on a major train line. It is especially beautiful in the spring when the plum and cherry blossoms bloom, but the Battle of Sekigahara was in October of 1600, so it would also work for an October listing.

Nomination

• Support Can't see anything that would prevent this from being an OtBP. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:07, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Article looks good & the site is important. Pashley (talk) 15:00, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support The article is good. Having visited once, I can attest that the historical sites are really not geared for English-speaking visitors, but the article doesn't pretend otherwise and it's fine for a mildly interesting day trip. Jpatokal (talk) 06:01, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Well, if there are few places to eat and drink and sleep, we can't list any more than there actually is :). I think we should run the Sekigahara in October for the re-enactment of the battle as we will probably already have one Japanese feature sometime next spring (Public baths in Japan as FTT). --Ypsilon (talk) 08:50, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Not Yet With zero "Eat" or "Buy" listings, this article has not earned guide status. We should not be saying things like "some decent restaurants and cafes opened both in the battlefield and around the station". Instead, those restaurants and cafes should be given listings. Sekigahara's website shows that the city has numerous restaurants. Similarly "souvenir shops around town" should be given listings. Other encampments should also be given listings. They will not overwhelm the article and they provide deeper understanding of the battle, especially in an article that says you won't understand if you don't speak Japanese. The article also doesn't list much outside of the battlefield. No War Land? No cave? No mention of the Nakasendo post town (Sekigahara-juku)? How about the opportunity to don samurai outfits? I have been to Sekigahara numerous times. It wasn't really on my radar to edit, but maybe I can try adding things here and there to get it up to standard. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 14:59, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Better to run it in the spring, then, if there's content that needs to be added to the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 07:51, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support The article now has listings for the sites mentioned in ChubbyWimbus's comment, including for restaurants. The article is still at Usable status but can be upgraded to Guide before being featured. --Tuyuhun (talk) 08:12, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. The article has been significantly upgraded and looks like it is in great shape now. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:29, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Major concerns were addressed, but I think do think October is the most appropriate time to feature it to coincide with the battle. Sekigahara is still pretty cold in March. What is the reason for specifying March-May as the feature months? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 11:39, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I don't see why we can't wait until October – what should replace Sekigahara in March then? --SHB (t | c | m) 11:51, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I only suggested March-May because I had visited in March 2023 and it was pleasant and warm, and because the cherry blossoms were starting to bloom. It's fine by me if Sekigahara is rescheduled to October; it's also fine if it's left as-is. Tuyuhun (talk) 09:41, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I've removed it from March, left it as a vacant spot for now. --SHB (t | c | m) 10:43, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - sounds like a cool place. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:55, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Bowling Green, Ohio Blurb: "Bee Gee" is centered around its State University with a range of student events and lively pubs during semesters, and a Midwestern small town feel around the year. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: September 2025 when the college semester has begun? Otherwise Spring or Fall probably Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A few years ago Mbrickn improved many articles from Ohio, for instance this one. This is a clean and extensive article that could pretty much be featured today. Mbrickn hasn't been active here as of lately but their great work surely deserves a month on the Main Page, especially as we've apparently never featured anything from Ohio.

Nomination

• Support Ypsilon (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 20:43, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Listings may need an update closer to featuring, but other than that, there aren't any glaring issues. --SHB (t | c | m) 23:39, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Sorry for the late return - I would be happy to review and update if this helps. --Mbrickn (talk) 19:43, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Andorra la Vella Blurb: Andorra la Vella is the capital of a quirky co-principality lodged in the mountains between Spain and France that offers great skiing, hiking, and lots of duty-free shopping. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: A year-round destination. Nominated by: Ground Zero (talk) 09:39, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Andorra is a place that isn't that easy to get to as it hasn't an airport, but it isn't impossible, and it will definitely attract attention from readers interest in off-the-beaten-path destinations. And it would be the first feature for Andorra.

Nomination

• Support as per my comments on Talk:Andorra la Vella – it may need some last-minute updates closer to featuring, but that's about it I think (also keeping in mind that despite Andorra la Vella giving the illusion of a capital city, it's still only a small town). --shb (t | c | m) 10:07, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 18:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I've noticed your great work on the article, hope you're having a great time there, and it's also nice to see a feature from a country we've (unsurprisingly) not had any features from previously. Maybe it'd be suitable as a skiing destination next winter? --Ypsilon (talk) 18:42, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:40, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Happy to have updated this page when I visited in 2018 and see this being featured. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 14:30, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Saint-Louis Blurb: Once the colonial capital of French West Africa, Saint-Louis boasts a world heritage listed old town and lively markets and is a gateway to the Langue de Barbarie National Park (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Nov-May is the dry season, according to Wikipedia Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 07:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Time to think about some article's for the end of the year. Here's another one of our relatively few African guide articles that we haven't featured yet. I sorted out this article, deleted dead businesses and added coordinates a while ago... but looking at the article history that was apparently back in 2020! So even if it has a lot of content it needs an update again, closer to the time it is featured.

Nomination

• Pending update per comment, otherwise good to go. --Ypsilon (talk) 07:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, with one question. First up, thanks for the updates! It's looking real nice now that it's been updated now. But I do wonder if this is better suited as a DotM? It's reasonably well-known especially as a former colonial capital. //shb (t | c | m) 07:37, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it was five years ago I polished up a couple of articles from parts of the world we don't cover that well, so the listings need to be checked again. It seems Saint-Louis is a place that could work as both as an DotM or an OtBP. On one hand it's one of Senegal's top destinations and as such you will meet other visitors also, but it takes a little effort to get there and Senegal is only 107th in the World tourism rankings (13th in Africa), so I put it in OtBP (and nominated it now because we have fewer candidates in this section), but it can be moved to DotM. --Ypsilon (talk) 10:03, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you definitely are right that it works both as a DotM and an OtBP. I think I have a slight preference towards DotM because this and Dakar are likely the only Senegalese destinations that we could ever feature as a DotM. //shb (t | c | m) 10:11, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Any final objections before moving this as a DotM? //shb (t | c | m) 07:12, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: El Cuyo Blurb: Virtually unknown to foreign travelers only a few years ago, El Cuyo beckons to visitors looking for a quiet, natural seaside town to bask in the sun undisturbed by revelers while other visitors seek adrenaline-pumping excitement as they take advantage of the kind of steady sea breezes that make it an ideal kitesurfing destination. It's secluded and just enough of a pain to get to to keep crowds away, but close enough to Cancun that you can get there cheaply and easily within a few hours. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Nov-May is the dry season, which is also sunny and warm while much of the northern hemisphere freezes Nominated by: Mrkstvns (talk) 18:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Not many Mexican destinations have been featured. Here's one that's very new with nothing outdated. All sections have appropriate content and it should be ready to go whenever a suitable time for it comes up.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. It might need a bit of cleanup and expansion, but otherwise good to go. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support this is nearly perfect. //shb (t | c | m) 22:23, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - looks good! (The standard Ypsilon complaint: a couple of photos in the latter half would be nice to have). I was recently thinking about nominating one of the many Mexican guide articles you've been working on, but wasn't sure which to choose. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:08, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Ko Kret Blurb: Experience the culture of the Mon people, including their pottery and cuisine, on this island just outside Bangkok (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Nov-Mar Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 10:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Time to think about early 2026's OtBP articles, how about taking our readers to a small river island in Thailand? As usual we have to check if everything listed is still in business and if prices and such details are about right. The lack of coordinates in some listings mean that they may have been added over ten years ago.

Nomination

• Needs some work - ie. updates. Ypsilon (talk) 10:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Close, pending significant updates + coordinates. //shb (t | c | m) 12:01, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Struck per Asamboi's comment. //shb (t | c | m) 07:13, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Needs work. I wrote the first cut of the article nearly 20 years ago and I'm somewhat disturbed to see it nearly unchanged. It's not the kind of place where things change very fast, but updates are almost certainly needed (eg there's now an MRT to Nonthaburi). Asamboi (talk) 21:29, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes! In that case the article definitely needs a closer inspection at some point before it's featured (I envisioned it for February's OtBP slot). Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Port Vila Blurb: Often described as the most beautiful capital in the South Pacific, "Vila" is the gateway to Vanuatu and offers the best eating, shopping and resorts in the archipelago. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: April-December Nominated by: Asamboi (talk) 11:51, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We haven't had a South Pacific OtBP since Nauru in 2016. Vila is admittedly "beaten path" as far as Vanuatu goes, but the entire country gets less than 100k (non-cruise) visitors a year so I think it's fair to slot this under OtBP. The town has largely recovered from last year's earthquake, and is good to feature any time of the year outside the monsoon/cyclone peak in Jan-Mar.

Nomination

• Close – the article does need some formatting fixes (namely per WV:TDF) and some of the listings may need an update closer to feature; however, other than those, it looks great. //shb (t | c | m) 07:00, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The content should be pretty much up to date, and thanks to Ground Zero the formatting issues should be addressed now. Asamboi (talk) 00:46, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Well, since Nauru we've actually had Apia and Savaii from Samoa, Koror from Palau (though north of the Equator) and maybe Chatham Islands would also count, but still small-island Oceania doesn't got featured that often. The article looks tidy and there's probably not much more in the town that could be listed. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:21, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Erice Blurb: Erice is one of the world’s oldest towns still inhabited today, a misty medieval hilltop gem of stone streets, castles, and calm. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: April–October Nominated by: Kned Wiki (talk) 08:10, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Tiny in size but rich in character, Erice combines beauty, history, and atmosphere in a way that far exceeds expectations. It’s especially lovely in spring.

Nomination

• Support. Amazing article. I've left a few stylistic comments on the Talk page, and it would be good to define exactly what this covers, but neither is a show-stopper. Also, the lead should mention where it's located! Asamboi (talk) 00:12, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost – formatting fixes needed (which I will do), but no major issues otherwise. //shb (t | c | m) 00:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Nicely complete with up-to-date listings in key sections. This will be a nice feature. Mrkstvns (talk) 13:56, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - At a quick glance the article looks good, and it is certainly up to date thanks to your extensive edits. One small thing, though: usually I complain about a lack of images in articles, but here we could maybe remove a couple of them as a complete wall of images is a bit unusual for how our articles look. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:26, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Hi Ypsilon. I've converted the infographics into links rather than displaying them as images. I've also deleted one or two images. Hopefully it looks less image dense now. Kned Wiki (talk) 08:12, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I think the graphics are super valuable (and all too rare on Wikivoyage), so I've taken the liberty of restoring them with some markup to show them as a block instead of floating thumbnails. Asamboi (talk) 01:50, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks; I like the infographics too. I have created a new post on the page for the 'Annunciation or Carmine Church'. I personally like this amount of information as it gives context and more information about what a visitor is looking at - but the post is long. There's no Wikipedia pages for most of the buildings in Erice and so this is really the only source of information someone might get. What's your view? Kned Wiki (talk) 11:31, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: San Diego International Airport Blurb: The main airport to America's finest city is the busiest single runway airport in the world, (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Year round, not only because there are people who change planes in the San Diego International Airport, but also because San Diego itself is a good place to visit any time of the year. Nominated by: Someonehere12345 (talk) 04:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Someonehere12345[reply] Comment: Last time an article from an airport in the United States was featured travel topic, it was November 2019 Atlanta. (please note I do not have a banner in mind, but if anyone does then feel free to bring it up in the destination of the month candidates/banners page.

Nomination

• Support as nominator--Someonehere12345 (talk) 04:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - nicely complete article that's up-to-date. Great airport too, very convenient to the downtown area. Mrkstvns (talk) 16:43, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Very very close - would be nice to have a few more pictures here and there. Otherwise it's apparently up to date and good to go. As YVR is going on the Main Page next spring, this will probably have to sit around here on the nominations page for a while as we don't want to run similar articles (in this case airport articles) too close to each other in the schedule... --Ypsilon (talk) 19:58, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I just added a few more images Someonehere12345 (talk) 22:45, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per Ypsi. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Very close. "Sleep" would benefit from more detail in the listings. I also think that th Eat and Drink sections should be separated. However, this one looks close to feature-able status. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:37, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Driving in China Blurb: China isn't one of the countries that foreigners commonly explore by driving themselves. If you'd still like to, the first step would be getting a local driving license. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any, though maybe not in mid-winter Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:50, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: "Driving in..." articles have been a rare sight on the Main Page in the last couple of years as you can see in Previous Featured travel topics. Here's an interesting one. The article looks really extensive, but the content and headings perhaps need to be rearranged. On the other hand I don't remember if we have any standard order for the information in driving articles.

Nomination

• Almost per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:50, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost per Ypsi. --SHB (t | c | m) 21:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Definitely needs more copy editing. I edited the lede and part of "Understand," and there was a lot of redundancy and some lack of articles and such. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Dehydration Blurb: A condition that may affect travellers in many places and for many reasons. Never pleasant, sometimes fatal. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any Nominated by: Pashley (talk) 22:15, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: The most common causes are severe diarrhea, sweating a lot in hot weather or during strenuous activity such as a marathon race, and water evaporating more quickly at lower air pressure, which is a factor in altitude sickness. Dehydration is also a factor in hangovers. This article can be relevant for a fairly broad range of travellers.

Nomination

• Support I mentioned before that it is short, but I really don't think much else needs to be added without it duplicating other articles such as hot weather or arid region safety. //shb (t | c | m) 22:30, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: This article is most relevant internationally during northern summer (June to August); however, this period tends to be highly requested for featured articles. This article is short, though it covers the necessities of the topic. As long as we have no formal rules for the minimum length of a featured article or a guide-level article, this is not an issue. /Yvwv (talk) 00:30, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The only thing I know of that it might be missing is anything about dairy products; see Talk:Dehydration#Questions. I'm not sure what could be said about those. Pashley (talk) 04:15, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: although also mentioned at Hot weather, I believe this article should contain a discussion regarding heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat stroke in particular has some different instructions from typical dehydration that should receive a mention: "Cool their body with cool (not ice cold, but if ice is all you have then make sure it doesn't make direct contact with the patient's skin) water and fan them. Do not force an unconscious person to drink anything." (from Hot weather#Heat stroke). --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 00:59, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I added a one-liner:

All of the conditions mentioned above can also involve problems other than dehydration; see the linked articles for details.

Is that enough? Pashley (talk) 15:56, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Although we don't use references, I think it is helpful if an medical travel topic has links to reliable sources, either in the article or on the talk page. In particular, I would like to know why we are recommending 8g of salt per litre of water. The WHO suggest 2.6g of salt in one publication, and changed their formula in 2003, but I expect that there are many other different recommendations. Wikipedia:Management of dehydration has advice on pausing briefly during vomiting. AlasdairW (talk) 13:51, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The current recipe with 8g is text that I moved here, unaltered, from the diarrhea article. Apparently it needs improvement. Pashley (talk) 13:03, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Doc James: Pashley (talk) 20:06, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agree the recommended sodium was too high and I have dropped it in half with a reference to the Alberta Health Services. Also added details and a picture of a water filter Travel Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:12, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, the new recipe is more what I was expecting and I like the linked article giving several variations. I now support featuring this. AlasdairW (talk) 22:45, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Carpets Blurb: A popular souvenir and a reason for some museum visits. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any Nominated by: Pashley (talk) 17:01, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Mainly but not only for travellers in Asia.

Nomination

• Support - looks quite extensive. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:12, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Ypsilon. Some of the red links should be removed or articles created at their targets. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 14:51, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Along the Rambla of Montevideo Blurb: This 22-kilometre network of streets passes through many of Montevideo's main sights along its coastline. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Southern summer/autumn Nominated by: //shb (t | c | m) 02:31, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Recently came across this article written by Ypsilon and I must say I'm rather pleased with how detailed it is. Since most of it was only written a few months ago, few updates are needed (if any) and I can't see anything critical missing.

Nomination

• Support per my nomination statement. //shb (t | c | m) 02:31, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support an interesting topic with good local color. Mrkstvns (talk) 12:56, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, excellent article with minimal to no edits needed before featuring. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 17:03, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Rail travel in Great Britain Blurb: 200 years ago, on 27 September 1825, the first ever passenger train ran between Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington. Since then, the rail network in Great Britain has become one of the world's densest and most well-utilised systems. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: September 2025 Nominated by: //shb (t | c | m) 08:08, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: As suggested by Grahamsands in the pub, we as Wikivoyage should do something to commemorate the 200th anniversary of rail travel and I think featuring this article is one of the best things we can do to celebrate this.

Nomination

• Support - it's been a while since our last "Rail travel in..." feature, and it would be a superb timing to run it for the 200th anniversary of rail travel overall. It's a very extensive article that's been on my radar for some time too, though I vaguely remember some British editor (TT?) saying there was something important missing from the article. As I can't remember what it was, and it was a couple of years ago, it's possible that the issue has been fixed. --Ypsilon (talk) 10:16, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as initiator. Grahamsands (talk) 15:25, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I considered nominating this about a week ago - drafted a nomination and everything - but decided against it. The passenger rail system is being gradually renationalised, so there will be a lot of upcoming changes to the system and hence this article. The details of the rollout are still a little wooly, but at some point in the next three years (and possibly as early as this May, when SWR becomes the first company in England to be formally renationalised), Network Rail, National Rail and the vast majority of the train companies will be retired and replaced by "Great British Railways". So, I certainly agree the anniversary makes this a good year to feature this article, and the big changes in how the system will be run also merit highlighting. However, I'm concerned it might be more of a work in progress than a feature normally is. Is that a problem?

As for what the missing info might have been, Ypsilon's guess is as good as mine, but I'll try to make my thinker work and get back to you if I remember.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 01:37, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support, despite it likely needing rewriting before its feature. Possible smaller inaccuracies can always be warned for using an infobox in the most relevant section. If I can be of any help in keeping the article updated despite my lack of experience with the British network, let me know. I'm happy to help if I can.
  ― Wauteurz (talk) 18:37, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support The article is good and has been regularly updated. I don't think the renationalisation will require significant changes to the article. There are already nationalised rail companies eg LNER and Scotrail, but there was little difference in the passenger experience when they were nationalised. There will need to be small updates as companies change name etc, but don't expect big changes to fares etc. AlasdairW (talk) 22:34, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Thanks for the support. I'll open a thread on the RT in GB discussion, as overhaul of the content would be helpful regardless of the nomination. Grahamsands (talk) 14:32, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, great idea to draw attention to the 200th anniversary of rail travel. Mrkstvns (talk) 17:29, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per others. Great feature choice and there seem to be plenty of people interested in making edits to this article to fix any issues before it is featured.

Place: Tagalog phrasebook Blurb: Some Tagalog can come in handy if planning a trip to the Philippines, which isn't the most touristy part of Southeast Asia. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:05, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: In the beginning of the year, we have traditionally featured one of our many guide phrasebooks. How about this one for some month in early 2026?

Nomination

• Support, but as almost always with phrasebooks, more photos are needed before feature to make it a bit more exciting visually. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:05, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost – looks great, except for more photos as you mention. Maybe a bit of verification from a tl speaker would also help. //shb (t | c | m) 23:03, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Broken Hill Xplorer Blurb: This once-weekly train offers a great affordable and scenic way to travel across the state of New South Wales, from the state capital of Sydney to the small outback mining town of Broken Hill. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: September–March Nominated by: shb (t | c | m) 01:12, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I've slowly been working on this article for some time now and I think this would make for a nice small itinerary and a rail itinerary, too (which we don't have many guide articles of). Season-wise, I think anytime between September and March is more ideal to capitalise on longer daylight hours.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. //shb (t | c | m) 01:12, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - looks good at a quick glance. Maybe the buffet car could be moved into an Eat subsection. How about running the article in March 2026 (as opposed to e.g. January as I suppose mid-summer in inland Australia can be quite scorching)? --Ypsilon (talk) 19:11, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Yes, March works well – sunset will usually be well after the train arrives into Broken Hill, meaning there should still be plenty of sunlight on the last 150 or so km. //shb (t | c | m) 23:08, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support — excellent work here. I think a little more information would be helpful in a couple sections. I think "Get in" could have more detail, and as a reader it's hard for me to understand which information is for cars, trains, or buses. Subheadings with a little more detail would clarify this. In "Onboard", if I were to visit I'd want to know more about the first class cars. How are they different from economy cars and are they worth the price? Last, in Stay Safe, "anti-social behavio(u)r" is a term used in the UK and Australia but no so much in the U.S. — could this be more detailed? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 19:49, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Awesome, thanks for the feedback – I've gone ahead and implemented most of your suggestions (I'll get around to adding Get in soon). //shb (t | c | m) 23:18, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I think "anti-social behavior" is clear from the context. In a vacuum, "anti-social" usually means "misanthropic" in the U.S., but I doubt people reading would misunderstand, though adding "disruptive" avoids any possibility of misunderstanding. I've done a bit of copy editing, and it seems like there are some overly long, awkward phrases and the article should be fully copy edited before we run it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:16, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I do genuinely wonder, though – surely antisocial behaviour would be implied from context in the US? //shb (t | c | m) 03:55, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I said: I think the meaning of the phrase is clear in context. Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:48, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Seminole Wars Blurb: A result of American settlement in the contested forests and prairies of colonial Florida, the devastating Seminole Wars fought between U.S. forces and Seminoles in Florida left behind wartime artifacts, forts, and plantation ruins from the 19th century. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: November–April Nominated by: --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:06, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A little-known American conflict even within the scope of the Indian Removal Wars, I think it ought to receive more attention in the form of a cohesive article. Several of the involved forts have been rebuilt as historic parks, so there's far more to see now than there was ten years ago.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:10, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - As someone who learned many new things about U.S. history when reading through the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:40, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]