United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Plans for Checkpoint Charlie theme park
Germany: Berlin proposal includes barrel-organ music and grilled sausages
Plans for an “old German-style” theme park at the famous Berlin landmark known as Checkpoint Charlie are causing bitter rows among German politicians, according to The Independent.
The newspaper reports that the famous site, which once saw “Russian and American tanks facing each other in anger”, will soon play host to “barrel-organ music, grilled sausages and the world’s largest travelling exhibition of handmade metal objects for home and garden”. The organiser of the project, Gunnar Reich, apparently is keen for the venture to the included in the Guinness Book of Records.
The proprietors of the existing museum at Checkpoint Charlie told The Independent: “Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous crossing point in divided Berlin. It is a disgrace to build a market with ridiculous wooden houses here.” However, the city authorities are loathe to enter the argument because the land is actually the property of an American company, which is leasing it to Mr Reich.
Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia on FIFA World Cup 2026
Connecting Small Businesses to Global Tourism Markets: Nate Huff of Tourism Exchange
North Carolina’s Resilience: Wit Tuttell on Recovery and Tourism
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
Dozens fall ill in P&O Cruises ship outbreak
BA suspending all Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flights
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Woman dies after going overboard in English Channel