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American town tries to trick tourists

Postby notyou2 on Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:59 pm

The American town of Kirby Montana has changed it's name to Banff Alberta Canada in an effort to trick people and increase tourism.

Here is a link to the news story

http://www.cbc.ca/thisisthat/blog/2013/11/20/town-in-montana-changes-its-name-to-banff-alberta-canada/
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Re: American town tries to trick tourists

Postby BigBallinStalin on Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:12 am

Didn't some other small town try that? It was so successful I forgot what their name was.
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Re: American town tries to trick tourists

Postby DoomYoshi on Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:35 am

Kingston, Jamaica tried to model itself after Kingston, ontario.

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Re: American town tries to trick tourists

Postby mrswdk on Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:45 am

New York did that.
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Re: American town tries to trick tourists

Postby MeDeFe on Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:01 am

mrswdk wrote:New York did that.

They should've stuck with their previous name.
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Re: American town tries to trick tourists

Postby oVo on Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:49 am

I've heard they trick tourists in Nevada.
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