At a London trade exhibition next week (November 2009) the Iraq Tourist Board will promote itself as a new destination to be discovered. The war ravaged country could become a ‘viable destination, just like Vietnam’.

The tourist board believes it is time for tourists to experience its unique charms and will attend the World Travel Market Exhibition in London.

Like other war torn destinations like Vietnam and Croatia it could become a hotspot for new visitors with a wealth of history, archeological and Islamic sites.

The birthplace of many of the Earth’s oldest civilisations, Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC. These civilisations produced the earliest writing, literature, sciences, mathematics, laws, and philosophies of the world; hence its common nickname, the ‘Cradle of Civilisation’.

Anyone interested in the ancient history of Mesopotamia will certainly be enticed to visit, I for one would love to see where farming was invented, this was an advanced society before Europe even existed.

For now Iraq remains off my list as a place to see, there are too many dangers for a foreigner such as bombings and kidnappings to consider, but you can be sure this is one place I would love to visit.

Once stability and proper government has been implemented and the people of Iraq welcome the people of the world to visit safely, then peace will have finally arrived in this ancient land.

For more information see

Joe Journeys Iraq

World Travel Market