Wikivoyage:Destination of the month candidates/Archive/2024-2027

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Place: Yellowknife Blurb: The capital of the Northwest Territories is one of Arctic Canada's few cities, and a gateway to the territory. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Northern summer for midnight sun. Winter for a more challenging visit. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 10:51, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Canada and the Arctic haven't had too many features lately, and the NWT has never been featured. The article has been improved during 2025.

Nomination

• Close - Another one I was thinking about nominating for next summer. As Yellowknife is to my understanding the most "prominent" city in northern Canada, it might work better as a DotM, though, but as with Saint-Louis it's such a place that could work as both DotM and OtBP. Sometimes closer to when it's featured we should check that everything listed is still in business, links are working and so on. Also, there are some issues to resolve like the bare bullet points in See and Buy and the empty Cope section. --Ypsilon (talk) 11:03, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: We have yet to settle on a boundary between DoTM and OtBP, and some earlier features seem to be in the wrong category today, with Turku and Trondheim featured as OtBP. As we are running out of top-tier destinations such as Paris or New York City, the DoTM category could possibly become more inclusive. Also, travel is changing, with some cities going from unknown to overrun by tourists within a few years, while famous destinations such as Saint Petersburg and Jerusalem are avoided today. Still, Yellowknife isn't really a world-famous destination, or adapted for mainstream tourism; the Arctic has few of those (Rovaniemi being a rare example). /Yvwv (talk) 11:19, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To me, Saint-Louis is the DotM, and Yellowknife should be the OtBP. Saint-Louis is a World Heritage site and, presumably, a significant tourist attraction even though Senegal isn't itself known for tourism. It's also a much larger city. Yellowknife, on the other hand, is a remote town with an extreme climate which is not known for tourism at all. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 12:26, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I think we should consider doing away with both the DotM/OtBP/FTT distinction entirely, as well as the time to feature. It would make the featuring process a lot easier. Ypsilon (talk) 13:13, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, wow. How would we schedule nominations, in that case? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 13:26, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Basically I'm thinking about some kind of a first-come, first-serve basis. There would still be three features a month, or we could have more or less features. I've been planning to write an extensive post about such a reform on the talk page for about half a year already. --Ypsilon (talk) 13:43, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please do! I'd be interested in the idea. I think we should still have some kind of divide between destinations and other types of articles, but the distinction between what counts as DOTM vs. OTBP is too subjective. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 14:16, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment I'm going up there (again) for work next month. If there's anything missing and require "boots on the ground" verification, please let me know and ping me (because I will likely forget)! OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 21:21, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Update: I just finished my work trip. I added, verified and updated most contents on that page. The article should be considered as ready. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 20:33, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Are you planning to add anything to "Cope"? If not I suggest we move that heading. I support the article's nomination. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 20:55, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Nothing to add for "Cope". I have deleted that heading. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 06:54, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Sounds good. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 14:00, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Sounds like a cool place. Appreciate the verifications/updates bu Ohanaunited. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:53, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for June 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 12:13, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Galway Blurb: Castles and other grand buildings in grey rock, pubs, small patches of greenery and Gaelic games - much of what Ireland is famous for awaits you in the country's fourth city, facing the Atlantic (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:26, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Galway could work as both DotM and OtBP, but as we need a DotM article for June 2026, I'll put the nomination in this section. The article has been updated extensively over the last 12 months by several users so I think it should almost be good to go as it is. The only minor thing are a couple of listings without coordinates but that should be fixed in a matter of minutes.

Nomination

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 19:26, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Support -- per nom. Mrkstvns (talk) 13:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for June 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 00:37, 1 June 2026 (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]
• Support; except the recently featured gemstones, we have hardly featured any shopping-themed articles. These two will set a standard. /Yvwv (talk) 12:00, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - having only one sentence on carpets in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan when some of the other Central Asian countries have 4-5 paragraphs worth of information makes it feel a bit imbalanced. There is no mention of the Bulgarian town of Chiprovtsi (or Bulgaria in general) whose carpet making traditions have been inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2014. The Flokati rugs of Greece are also quite famous and not currently mentioned. Otherwise it looks good. Gizza ^(roam) 07:16, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good points. I added Chiprovisti and Flokati rugs under Carpets#Outside_Asia_and_North_Africa. I do not know enough about the Central Asian countries to add anything there. Pashley (talk)

I've now added a little to both Central Asian countries, but quite likely not enough. Pashley (talk) 04:05, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I think this article can stand having more photos than we usually allow — it is useful to illustrate the various types of carpet — so I've been adding some. What do others think? Have I gone too far? Pashley (talk) 05:23, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I removed two, see Talk:Carpets#Removed_photos. Pashley (talk) 06:42, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for May 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 01:23, 21 May 2026 (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]
• I am the Chinese version editor of this guide. It was previously also rated Off the Beaten Path on Chinese Wikivoyage（the banner image shown is not ideal). Everyone are welcome to add some details from the Chinese version (if needed). In addition, I had also planned to add some content to the Port Vila article on English Wikivoyage (based on the writing style here) and other VUT articles. I’m not sure whether I have voting rights, but I would like to express my support. I like this city. ~ Sheminghui.WU (talk) 11:55, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  However, yes, the article looks a little bit tidy, if it were on the Chinese Wikivoyage, it might not pass the review. ~ Sheminghui.WU (talk) 11:59, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The lead paragraph does not explain why the reader would want to visit. This is a pretty basic requirement. Failure to have that should be an automatic disqualification for being featured. Ground Zero (talk) 11:34, 26 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for May 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 23:25, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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]

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Outcome: DoTM for May 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:45, 1 May 2026 (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]
• Support as the editor :) --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for April 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 07:46, 22 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Stratford (Victoria) Blurb: Stratford is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, known for its Shakespeare festival. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Star (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Southern Autumn for the festival Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 13:01, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: One of few star city articles yet to be featured. Victoria hasn't had too many features.

Nomination

• Almost – it's a star article so nothing in terms of content I see missing, but it needs updates. I just updated the V/line fares which were 3 years out of date (and very different to what it is now). //shb (t | c | m) 13:18, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support pending updates before it's featured. I was actually thinking about nominating this article for some month in early 2026. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:14, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - per nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:23, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Oddly, it was missing any details of the festival, but I've added a few words. Asamboi (talk) 10:20, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Perpignan Blurb: Catalonia and France meet in the former capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca which features architecture from many eras and a rich cuisine. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or autumn probably Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 14:35, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: It's time to start thinking about next spring's articles, how about heading to far southern France? Perpignan is one of the Star articles that I translated from other languages back in 2023, then Graham made more improvements one year later. Nevertheless, many listings need coordinates and as always there may be some places listed that have closed down, so that's something we need to deal with a month or two before we feature the article.

Nomination

• Close per comment --Ypsilon (talk) 14:35, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Updates made, therefore Support --Ypsilon (talk) 19:09, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Almost per your comment. //shb (t | c | m) 13:21, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. The page is well-developed and up to date. It's an interesting city, nowadays overlooked as travellers rush past on the autoroute or TGV to Barcelona. Grahamsands (talk) 20:20, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost - it's a good article, but still a lot of places in See, Buy, and Eat that don't have coordinates. Mrkstvns (talk) 21:57, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - updates look good and everything that needs coordinates has them. Mrkstvns (talk) 23:48, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Apr 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 09:53, 2 April 2026 (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]
• Support Very detailed and informative. //shb (t | c | m) 12:04, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for March 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 01:39, 21 March 2026 (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]

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Outcome: OtBP for Feb 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 05:41, 11 March 2026 (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]

Noticing your comment now, not sure how to change the schedule (what to run in December) if you (and others?) really prefer Saint-Louis as DotM (it would have to wait until April or May probably). --Ypsilon (talk) 18:24, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be okay with waiting, purely because this is probably one of the only articles from Senegal that we'd ever get to feature as a DotM. //shb (t | c | m) 00:41, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Let's run it as DotM then, I don't have any problems with that but originally nominated the article because we needed more places in the OtBP section. And as I said this could work as both (a prominent destination out of the destinations in a country that receives relatively little visitors).

With discussions over the last years, I've been thinking about remodelling the featured articles section quite radically: making the "best time to visit" time for feature optional and getting rid of the DotM/OtBP/FTT distinction completely, either turning them into "feature 1, 2 and 3" with changes three times a month or featuring one article at a time for 10 days (or two weeks). This would make scheduling much easier, basically the only constrictions would be having enough time between articles form the same city/region and having some geographical variation (e.g. not having five articles from the same continent after each other). --Ypsilon (talk) 04:35, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Moved to DotM. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:22, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Updates done, therefore support --Ypsilon (talk) 19:14, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for March 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 07:04, 1 March 2026 (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]

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Outcome: FTT for Feb 2026. //06:43, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

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]

Support. Looking better now, thanks! Asamboi (talk) 09:54, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Updates Done, therefore support. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:52, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - sounds like a cool place. Glad to see it got some updatesǃ Mrkstvns (talk) 20:58, 3 February 2026 (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]

As the article still has issues, and will run parallel with other articles on Asia, should we consider Cologne for February? /Yvwv (talk) 21:41, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it has, as the nominator I plan to update the article later on. A few years ago I used to update articles before nominating them. However there's a nowadays a fair risk that someone wants to run another article instead of the original one, meaning the original article may need to wait up to a full year after when it was originally supposed to be featured. As articles are nominated about 7-10 months before they are featured (to have candidates for the schedule + a few more), this would mean that they may be closer to two years old when they go on the Main Page and need to be updated again. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:26, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Updates Done, therefore support --Ypsilon (talk) 16:30, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Feb 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 00:46, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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]
• Comment: We have some tradition of featuring phrasebooks during the early year (January-March) which makes sense, as weather is good in the Philippines, and the period is not usually overloaded with features. /Yvwv (talk) 22:13, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Work needed. I did some copy editing and moved a few paragraphs from Grammar to Understand. The language still needs tweaks and some passages need to be consolidated. Yes/no is handled in three places: at the top of Basics, in an infobox (which I moved there) and negative tag questions later in Basics. There may be similar problems elsewhere in the article. I think at least all explanatory text needs to be checked. Also, &nbsp; and <br> are used quite much and should probably be replaced by other formatting, like the underlining also used. –LPfi (talk) 21:40, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article has some extra words and phrases compared to our standard phrasebook template. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but some of it were duplicates which I merged and deleted earlier. Now I moved up the explanatory parts of yes and no to the Grammar section where it should be. I don't notice any more duplicates. Photos have been added throughout the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:07, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Great Barrier Island Blurb: With a history of mining and logging, highlights of the Great Barrier Island include hiking through kauri forests, white sand beaches and surfing (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Oct-May per climate chart in WP Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:14, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: As Saint-Louis will be moved to DotM, we need an OtBP destination for early 2026 asap! One corner of the world that is optimal to visit during that time of the year and we haven't featured in a little while is New Zealand, plus this would be our first feature from the North Island. I just promoted the article to guide status; as the island has relatively few inhabitants and practically all of the island seems to be forest I'd imagine we've listed most if not all of the island's services. The article has been edited relatively recently but we could check if the listings are still up to date, and the article definitely needs more photos (Commons has a decent selection).

Nomination

• Close - some small fixes needed per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:14, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Very close per nom – some of the eat listings might also need some work. //shb (t | c | m) 22:52, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support I was on Great Barrier for a few days a couple of years ago. I have done some updating and added more photos. We list most of the services that a visitor might want, except bachs (cottages) to sleep in, as I think our policies don't allow agencies like Book a Bach to be listed. AlasdairW (talk) 14:17, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Thanks for your edits, I trust that the article is now up to date (and noticed the added pics to) so I think it's good to go now. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:07, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Looks to be in good shape. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:43, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for Jan 2026. //shb (t | c | m) 06:47, 11 January 2026 (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]

I have basically went through the article over the last couple of weeks and think I can support it now. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 21 December 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: 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]

• The banner should be replaced before this is featured. See Talk:Dehydration#Banner. Pashley (talk) 22:48, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  The banner has been replaced. AlasdairW (talk) 21:47, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Seems like I haven't commented on this one. It's a short article, but if everything important is already there, then it's by definition ready for the Main Page. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:13, 12 December 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: 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]

Updates performed, this support --Ypsilon (talk) 19:58, 23 November 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]
• Needs some work - I've improved some sections based on my visits from 5-10 years ago. It's a destination where a lot of the notable points of interest are Buy and Eat listings, which have gone quite stale. Someone with more local knowledge than me should also work on #Sleep, which has not had major updates since 2010. Gerode (talk) 00:29, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: We have had some tradition of saving Lunar New Year for destinations in China, Vietnam and other places which celebrate them; but is it a good opportunity for foreign visitors, or too crowded? /Yvwv (talk) 17:35, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Dec 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:16, 1 December 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]

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Outcome: FTT for November 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 21:31, 20 November 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]

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Outcome: OtBP for Nov 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 23:01, 10 November 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]
• Support while there could be more information about natural dangers, and good places for shopping. Have we ever featured a winter-themed destionation in Latin America? /Yvwv (talk) 17:33, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Nov 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:16, 1 November 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]

Per article history quite a few editors have been working on the article, great! I'll have a look at the order of the content at some point. --Ypsilon (talk) 08:10, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - I now also re-arranged the content into a somewhat more natural Wikivoyage order, and deleted/merged some duplicate information about drunk driving and driving licenses. --Ypsilon (talk) 10:30, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for Oct 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 22:48, 20 October 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]

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Outcome: OtBP for Oct 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 22:58, 10 October 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]

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Outcome: DotM for Oct 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:38, 1 October 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.

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Outcome: FTT for September 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:15, 21 September 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: Civic Blurb: The central district of Australia's capital Canberra is compact but punches well above its weight for eating and shopping, becoming particularly active for Canberra's tulip festival, Floriade. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: September for Floriade (tulip season) Nominated by: SHB2000 (t | c | m) 07:47, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: It has been a guide article since 2022 and most listings are no older than 3 years. Thought it would be a good time to feature this for Canberra's annual tulip festival, Floriade, which happens in nearby Commonwealth Park but the CBD area does become active around that time.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 07:47, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• The article is fine but Civic is just really... boring? I was trying to come up with a catchy blurb but the above is as good as I could get. Jpatokal (talk) 00:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Honestly, yeah – it gets quite a bit of talk in the planning sphere and circles but other than that, there's nothing particularly exciting about Civic urban planning aspects aside. But thanks for the better blurb – I too kinda struggled to come up with a good blurb. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 01:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - No gaping holes in the article, all listings have coordinates and overall the article looks good. --Ypsilon (talk) 12:19, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I think this article is close to star status, and is definitely good enough to be featured. I commented further at Wikivoyage:Star nominations#Canberra/Civic. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 15:55, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for September 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:34, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Gemstones Blurb: Beautiful gemstones can be the highlights of a visit to a museum or yours for a sum of money. Check out our guide to things that glitter! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: any Nominated by: Pashley (talk) 20:38, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: There are both some fine bargains to be had and some incredibly bad "tourist trap" deals.

Nomination

• Needs work – in particular, the § Museums section which is lacking many details and coordinates. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:01, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  The museums now have coordinates (they already had links to the listings, from where I got the coords), and the collections and gems have wikidata links (except the Three Treasures, which don't seem to have an article in Wikipedia in English). They have descriptions; what more details would be needed? –LPfi (talk) 07:12, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Support upon further improvements. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 06:36, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Close The other parts of the article look good, but surely there must be more than four gemstone museums in the world worth visiting? I would also believe that some mines have visitor centers and/or can be visited as such. --Ypsilon (talk) 05:56, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did a web search & added some I found.

No doubt more could be done. Pashley (talk) 18:04, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should we include information about museums like the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which has a nice big minerals wing with plenty of cut and uncut gems? Such a list could get pretty long. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:27, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like it could be included. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:59, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Close. There are still some coordinates and listing details missing, which should be present to feature this article. But I think it is possible to get this feature-ready. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:40, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I've scheduled this for August – I think that's plenty of time to fix any issues with this article. --SHB (t | c | m) 03:39, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are unanswered questions on the talk page about Gemstones#Stones

How should this section be organised? Alphabetised? Split up into sections for for precious & semi-precious?

Some stones get their own headings & subsections, starting at Gemstones#Rubies_and_sapphires. All the others just have listings. Do we have the mix right? Should other precious stones -- diamond & emerald -- have their own subsections? Perhaps a subsection for quartz minerals since at least a half dozen of those can be used as gems?

I think these should be answered before we feature the article. Suggestions? Pashley (talk) 05:48, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Listings in topic articles should not have details line opening hours, street addresses, admission prices or phone numbers, but the listing should explain how the place relates to the topic. The articles several museums without identifying how they are relevant to gemstones. Ground Zero (talk) 16:27, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Can we improve the blurb? How about "Wikivoyage's guide to things that glitter" or something like that? Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:24, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Beautiful gemstones can be the highlights of a museum, and some others can be yours for a sum of money - check out our guide to things that glitter". --Ypsilon (talk) 19:59, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's very good; I approve. I'd make a few small changes: "Beautiful gemstones can be the highlights of a visit to a museum or yours for a sum of money. Check out our guide to things that glitter!" Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:06, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Ypsilon (talk) 04:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for August 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 09:44, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Paldiski Blurb: In this Baltic Sea port you can dive into the remains of the former Soviet Union. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:54, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Our first feature from the Baltic States in another category than DotM. The article is a translation of a ru-WV Star article by me. The article can possibly be expanded a little, but fact remains that you won't find too many places to eat and drink here (or at least was the case back in 2019 when I visited).

Nomination

• Support however listings need to be checked preferably a month or so before featuring per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 19:54, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• It looks like it could use some copy editing before it's featured. I did some. It will be a viable feature article once this is taken care of, though. Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:01, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Close per Ikan. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 22:28, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work. The first half of this article is excellent. However, some of the sections such as "Sleep" are seriously lacking. The only hotel listing with information is noted for having bad ratings. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work - Seems too lightweight to be a "guide". 3 restaurants and 2 hotels seems more inline with "usable" status. Mrkstvns (talk) 14:30, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as noted in the nomination comment I wouldn't expect there to be much more to add. --Ypsilon (talk) 12:36, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly, there were in fact more places to eat and sleep. They didn't show up on Google maps two and a half years ago when I translated the article - which seemed plausible because when I visited Paldiski briefly in 2019 it indeed seemed like a semi-ghost town. I've now added those to the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:18, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for Aug 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 06:31, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Osaka Expo Blurb: The Osaka World Expo 2025 is an exhibit of culture and technological advancements of 158 countries, 9 international organizations, and Japanese corporations. Come and enjoy before it ends on October 15. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: The Expo ends on October 15, so this would need to be featured soon. Nominated by: ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment:

Nomination

• Because this is a current but limited time event, this is a time-sensitive nomination. These sorts of articles are rarely edited enough before the event ends to be used, but I'm wondering if this one could actually be featured. I can get explanations for the remaining pavilions. I could also probably at least get listings for buildings that hold restaurants. The pavilion that have restaurants already state that in their listings. Could this be featured or is it a waste of time to continue editing? Is it possible to add it as a 4th feature to avoid disrupting the current roster? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Not yet. As much as I feel this expo deserves more exposure and would like to support it, there are some serious gaps in the article, which is currently at outline status while our standard is for a nominated article to be at least guide. If the article can be expanded, strengthened, and gotten to guide level I would be happy to change my vote to support. Mrkstvns (talk) 13:51, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have now completed descriptions for all of the pavilions. It is a "guide" article. Is it good enough to be featured now? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 10:29, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment – perhaps would it make sense to feature this separately as a "what's on" section and not as an FTT? Rail travel in GB was specifically chosen for the September slot because it marks the 200th anniversary of the first railway. Maybe would it make more sense to feature this in August? When does Expo 2025 start – that would influence my opinion with the timing. //shb (t | c | m) 12:12, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Not yet as we have discouraged articles for one-off events. If we would find consensus that events such as this are viable as articles, with at least one prime example, we could amend Wikivoyage:What is an article? /Yvwv (talk) 14:56, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• shb, That's what I was thinking. If it could be an additional feature that didn't disrupt the current roster, it would be easier to feature. Yvwv, when you say "not yet", you mean the article itself is invalid and should not exist? I didn't create it, but it's odd that this and Olympics articles are allowed to be created if they are articles that are wholly unwanted... What do you think about SHB's suggestion to feature it as its own thing so it doesn't take another places spot? Or is this something that should be taken to the Pub to get more opinions? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 15:14, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost, but has it come too late? This is the best of the 4 Expo articles which we have had over the years (Wikivoyage:Past events/Expo 2005, Wikivoyage:Past events/Expo 2010 and Wikivoyage:Past events/Expo 2015). Other events that often have articles are the Olympics and football. Today is close to the middle of the 6 month run of the event, so we would have to think of postponing Sound of Music or Gemstones, as the September slot is taken. Having it as an extra featured article might be better.

The article needs a cropped banner and the text could be improved in places. Some questions spring to mind: When does Expo close in the evening? Is there much variation in the prices of food in different pavilions? Are there restrictions on bringing in food? Are there particular days that are quieter or busier than others? AlasdairW (talk) 23:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have added information about bringing food and drinks. As far as quiet days, price differences, and closing times, what section do you think these should go in? I added information to "Get in", but I'm not sure these should all go there. Reservations are probably also something that should be addressed. Is a subheading in "Understand" the most logical place? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 14:47, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• I created a "Before you go" section that I think best addresses the above suggestions as well as things I wanted to place in the article but didn't really fit anywhere. Is it ready to be featured now? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 03:56, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Expo 2005 was a DOTM so there is precedent, and this is indeed time-sensitive so I think it's worth making the call to feature it now. We can complete minor cleanup before it goes live. Asamboi (talk) 07:55, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak support - I think the article is as good as it can get. The pavilions which is what people come to see are all described to some extent, also the practicalities are described.

With that said, I think this article should have been featured earlier (the Expo opened already in April) and either as a fourth feature in the carousel in addition to the normal DotM/OtBP/FTT or in a Current events section which we used to have on the Main Page. --Ypsilon (talk) 08:48, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Although concerns were brought up about it being too late, the Expo just hit the halfway point, so it's not as late as it may seem (and it's very difficult to get an article like this fleshed out so early with regular travelers), but I don't want to let this go or it will get late. Myself and at least 2 others above seem to agree that this should be given a 4th spot to feature. If someone disagrees, feel free to say where you think it should be featured, but otherwise, we can feature it as soon as the 4th frame is created and added. If there are no objections, can someone make the 4th feature? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:11, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• '''Support''' - Running it as a 4th feature seems like a reasonable proposal to me. Agree that this needs to be done soon if it is to be done.

Mrkstvns (talk) 12:42, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Since {{Banner}} is more restrictive these days and the DOTM/OTBP/FTT texts are hard-coded in now, I've made this edit which allows this article to be added as a fourth article in rotation with type set as "event". If and how this featuring would get documented after the feature's time, can be discussed at that point. I can see this kind of featuring being reused for global events like the Olympics every two years (which we typically feature in {{Bottomboxes}}). Those typically get featured for their entire duration, so as a fourth feature, Expo 2025 could remain featured until the event closes for as far as I'm concerned.
  ― Wauteurz (talk) 21:43, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! If it's ready, you can post it! Or is there something else needed from us? ChubbyWimbus (talk) 10:29, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since a fourth feature is pretty uncommon, it's probably best to have a bit more consensus for that. Before featuring, the banner also still needs to be cropped and approved. It would probably be good practise to have an end date for the feature agreed upon before it does get featured as well. Whether we want to keep featuring events as a fourth feature (instead of in {{Bottomboxes}}) going forward, we can decide after Expo 2025 gets featured.
― Wauteurz (talk) 13:00, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support as a 4th feature. //shb (t | c | m) 13:02, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support as a 4th feature, but I am also happy to see it as a regular feature provided it doesn't replace the rail travel one. The article banner has been cropped (was done for the Japanese WV article in June.) We will need a main page banner. AlasdairW (talk) 20:58, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have created three main page banners to choose from. I had to trim the blurb wording, so please also refine that on the banners page. AlasdairW (talk) 21:48, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We could introduce 4th features, as long as they are the exception. This could be a solution to the April Fools' article dilemma, in which the DoTM of April get too little attention. /Yvwv (talk) 23:11, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That would definitely be possible and probably preferable as well. For the true April Fools' experience, I should be able to make it to where the label reads "Featured article" before April 1st, and from the 2nd onwards reads "Joke article" or "April Fools!". If desired, I could easily add the infrastructure for featuring Editathons as well. What we should and shouldn't feature in the carousel should be discussed separately, and I intend to start that discussion when Expo 2025 becomes featured.
― Wauteurz (talk) 11:54, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I see enough consensus. The banner preference seems to be unanimous. The only remaining question is: For how long and when exactly do we feature this? My suggestion would be to start featuring alongside the next scheduled change (August 1), for a full month. Maybe make it two months while we're working out our stance on keeping fourth features around? Much more than that does not make sense considering Expo's duration. In any case, I'll go ahead and add the banner to #Next changes in anticipation.
― Wauteurz (talk) 12:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given it is a 4th feature and doesn't conform to any particular time schedule, any objection to adding this on the main page now (on feature until Oct 15)? //shb (t | c | m) 13:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No objections from me. My thought behind tying it to the regular features would be to keep things simple. Adding a fourth timeframe just throws a bit more chaos into the mix, the way I look at it.
― Wauteurz (talk) 13:17, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think featuring it as soon as possible is better. We could then discuss whether to feature it for one month or the duration of the Expo as was also suggested. As the nominator, I'll support whatever everyone else agrees on. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 14:43, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it should be featured for August and September, and for the rest of July if somebody is willing to make the change. This does miss the last 15 days, but I expect that they will be sold out well in advance. AlasdairW (talk) 18:46, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. //shb (t | c | m) 23:57, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Gothenburg Blurb: Scandinavia's most populous non-capital city springs into life during the summer months. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I've been thinking about nominating this article for quite a while now. Some listings look rather bare-bones and a month or two before the article is featured we should check that all the listings are still in business. And my pet peeve :) – the latter half of the article could use some more photos.

Nomination

* Almost per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support now after said fixes. --Ypsilon (talk) 05:41, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Almost per Ypsi. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 21:50, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost per others. I think this article looks excellent on the whole. I think the "public baths" section needs a rethink, and certainly needs more detail, but otherwise, I think this one can be made feature-ready in a few months. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:23, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Put on hold? Provided that Cochabamba and San Carlos de Bariloche have sufficient support votes, and a couple of Nordic destinations are scheduled soon; shall we save Gothenburg for 2026? /Yvwv (talk) 01:08, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No. As long as it is a requirement to run articles during months when the weather is suitable, we should not on one hand burn the precious summer slots on articles that can be ran other times of the year, and on the other hand burn the precious articles that can be run also during the winter or shoulder seasons during the summer months. --Ypsilon (talk) 12:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cochabamba and San Carlos de Bariloche are both in the southern hemisphere, so "summer" is actually December-February. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:23, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I meant the months from May-September, the summer months in Canada, the US and (the northern half of) Europe from where maybe 3/4 of our current not yet featured articles are from. --Ypsilon (talk) 21:39, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Right! I knew what you meant, which is why those two mentioned destinations aren't in competition for the "summer" slots since it will be winter down under. By the way, skiing is popular in my family, so we LIKE places that have snowy, icy winter weather! Mrkstvns (talk) 22:30, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, so some high-latitude destinations can be featured in local winter, but most temperate and arctic cities are more pleasant in summer – especially those that don't have snowy, icy winter weather in winter, but just darkness (with light pollution destroying even that experience) and slush. –LPfi (talk) 07:59, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think for Gothenberg it's still more appropriate to feature during the summer. //shb (t | c | m) 08:04, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Its at the coast and much south from Turku, and while we can experience some beautiful winter weather here, it isn't at all guaranteed for somebody staying for a few weeks or less. –LPfi (talk) 08:19, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed – it also doesn't help that in much of the Southern Hemisphere those months are also dry season. //shb (t | c | m) 23:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gothenburg has enough indoor destinations to be meaningful as an off-season destination; it is however best at summer. In any case, the article still has zero support votes, and some issues remain. /Yvwv (talk) 14:20, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The issues, resulting in the article not having support votes are is basically the fact that the listings need to be checked for up-to-dateness. This is something which could of course have been done last October when nominating the article, but it's much better to do it closer to the time the article is featured. Especially in the case that someone decides to postpone the featuring of the article time of feature.

Recently Recife was featured, and I checked the listings for the THIRD time over the last couple of years. When doing that I was seriously wondering if the time spent on the featured articles and indeed having featured articles could be better used in developing other articles and other aspects of the site as a whole. Ypsilon (talk) 20:39, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It may have zero "support" votes, but in this case we should treat "almost" like a support vote because the main thing that needs to happen before featuring is a quick update. //shb (t | c | m) 22:40, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Sound of Music Blurb: Hollywood's 1965 depiction of the Austrian Trapp Family is one of the most successful musicals ever, though not in Austria itself. It is a great showcase of Salzburg and the Alps. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or summer. 2025 is the film's 60th anniversary. Not sure whether there are public events dedicated to the film. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 23:32, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have had surprisingly few features from Austria. Previous versions of the country's article (and its blurb in Central Europe) have criticized the film's stereotypic depictions of the country. This article was recently expanded to give background on the real Trapp family, the German film about them, and the inaccuracies and controversies of Sound of Music. Some more information about how to find and visit the venues might be useful.

Nomination

• Comment. I don't think the musical had anything to do with Hollywood, so the blurb needs tweaking. –LPfi (talk) 07:32, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Very very close - as discussed on the talk page, a couple of more photos would be nice. Moreover, some of the listings in the end of the article have quite short descriptions. --Ypsilon (talk) 10:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now everything seems to be fixed so I too will support it fully. --Ypsilon (talk) 04:32, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. I watched this film many times as a child,and have much enjoyed doing my share of work on this article to complete it and address all the issues listings-wise, and at this moment it has attained a good shape. It must be mentioned that the term "Hollywood version" is very much used throughout the article, synonymous with "American version", to disambiguate from the 1956 "German version". This metonym is not very accurate, as 20th Century Studios are in Century City and not Hollywood, but I don't see it as an issue that could prevent the article of making FTT. Ibaman (talk) 10:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nomination. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:41, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Ibaman. //shb (t | c | m) 02:33, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Forillon National Park Blurb: The final Land's End of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula is where the mighty Chic-Choc Mountains collide head-on with the sea. Its unique landscape is an intoxicating juxtaposition of forests, mountains, and shore. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: June-August Nominated by: --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:19, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: The article is in excellent shape, with the exception of a couple external links, which are a five-minute fix.

Nomination

• Support pending minor fixes Done. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:19, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• The article looks good, so a support for that. However, I remember that Gaspé Peninsula where the national park is was nominated for OtBP by Andre who wrote many of the articles from this region, so maybe we should put this article too in the OtBP category? --Ypsilon (talk) 17:23, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I considered that as well. It seemed a fairly prominent national park, but admittedly, I have never been to Canada so I don't know whether it would be considered "off the beaten path" or not. Any thoughts from our Canadian editors? Ground Zero? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 20:15, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support It is not a big name. It may be well-known in Quebec, but most Canadians won't have heard of it. SelfieCity: for the love of all that is good, why haven't you been to Canada? We are one of only two countries that share a land border with the U.S. And it's pretty nice up here. Ground Zero (talk) 20:33, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Indeed, I do need to visit Canada sometime. Good to know about the location, and I suggest we move this to OTBP. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 22:25, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support as OtBP per nom and GZ. Looks great, though the listings might need a last-minute check right before we feature the article. --SHB (t | c | m) 22:46, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated many listings, but the hikingbtrails section should be checked to ensure it is still up to date. Ground Zero (talk) 13:01, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• @SHB2000: Given how short summers can be in this part of Canada, I'd suggest making this the July OTBP (per above discussion), giving time to go there in August or early September, and Vaals the August feature. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 02:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  That would also work. I was thinking of featuring this for August given how close by Maine is (on a grand scale), but I can't see it being too much of an issue. --SHB (t | c | m) 02:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I agree but the Gaspe region gets much colder going into winter. Regardless the schedule works! --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 03:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Detailed, lively and complete. Mrkstvns (talk) 14:34, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for July 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:43, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Cuzco Blurb: Cuzco is not only a place to immense yourself in Inca history and culture, but also the gateway to the Sacred Valley. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Apr-Oct is the dry season, according to the climate section Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 16:52, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: One of those once in a lifetime travel destinations for many voyagers. Per se the article has a lot of content, but as many coordinates are missing, probably those listings have been added a long time ago so everything needs to be run through Google a while before the article is featured. Of course if e.g. a restaurant was added say 15 years ago and it's still in business, it's usually a good indication that customers are happy with the place and it's worth going to.

Nomination

• Needs some work per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:52, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work per Ypsi. //shb (t | c | m) 07:46, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support post-improvements – awesome efforts from both of you! :) //shb (t | c | m) 01:37, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support I've checked all listings, removed closed businesses, and added the missing coordinates and other information. I think the article is in better shape now and ready for DoTM. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:59, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Hey, awesome! Obviously support now. --Ypsilon (talk) 06:23, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• It has a lot of content and I think it would be a good DoTM, but there is still work to do. I made some copyediting and tweaking now, but it definitely didn't seem polished. The worst worry I noticed was the section on day tours, many of which are to Go next destinations (I hope I didn't mess it up when starting fixing and then giving up for today). There also is some odd mixture of specific places/tours and general suggestions in the same lists, such as trekking suggested in In Cuzco City, in a list starting with Plaza de Armas and ending with Planetario Cuzco. –LPfi (talk) 11:30, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Public baths in Japan Blurb: Bathing Japanese style is a pleasure, and a visit to a Japanese hot spring should be on the agenda of every visitor. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any time of year, except maybe midsummer Nominated by: Jpatokal (talk) 22:28, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Needs a bit of cleanup but contentwise this is great. Not entirely convinced that "Toilets" belongs in here though.

Nomination

• Close - otherwise the article looks good, but the redlinks need to be dealt with (turned into redirects or articles, preferably with the baths listed). Also, as Jani said, I think the content of the Toilets section should be merged into Japan#Toilets. --Ypsilon (talk) 09:52, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've merged the Toilets section back to the main page and commented out the redlinks for now, many of which are quite obscure; about the only name I recognized was Unzen. Jpatokal (talk) 06:44, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support as what I mentioned before has been fixed. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:08, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - looks goodǃ Mrkstvns (talk) 15:14, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Vaals Blurb: At the foot of Netherlands' highest point, Vaals is a great example of a Dutch small town, with a weekly market and all! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: One of the guide articles of small Dutch towns that we haven't featured yet. Many listings need coordinates, and at that we'd also see if they're still in business. Otherwise I think it's in a good shape. Yeah, and some of the photos could be changed to ones with blue sky, to make the article look happier...

Nomination

• Almost per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs a little bit of work – listings lack coordinates and lastedit fields, but I'll try work on this over the coming days. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 22:30, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Close. Aside from what's already been said, I'm mostly just wondering why Lemiers and Holset haven't been merged into this article yet? Generally speaking, the Netherlands is covered with municipalities as the bottom regions, with an occasional exception for large towns and historical cities. Neither of these towns really merits their own article on that basis and should probably be merged into the municipality they're a part of: Vaals. ― Wauteurz (talk) 12:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wauteurz: Well, the main authors of the articles in region haven't been around on Wikivoyage for quite a while so it's impossible to know why the villages have separate articles. Holset redirects to Lemiers, though. I don't have much of opinion either way, but if Lemiers is merged here, also the listings currently there will be checked for up-to-datedness. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:01, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Merger done, and listings checked (Wauteurz apparently checked the listings in Vaals proper in December so that should be up to date enough) so support --Ypsilon (talk) 19:29, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I did for the listings that were in there, yes. I'll have a look at the stuff added from the mergers later this week. ― Wauteurz (talk) 20:50, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessary, I went through those last weekend (Vijlen Lemiers). Interestingly almost everything was in business and with working websites. --Ypsilon (talk) 03:51, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for June 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 09:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Snowdonia National Park Blurb: The stunning landscapes of Snowdon and surroundings can be explored both on foot and by several railways. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: European national parks aren't on the Main Page too often, so how about this Welsh one which looks really beautiful on the photos? We need to check that all the listings are still in operation, and some listings need a description. There are not many Eat, Drink and Sleep listings, but I guess it's because there are individual articles for towns in and around the park (listed in Sleep) where those can be found.

Nomination

• Very very close per nomination --Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Other than updates which I think can be done in due time, don't see why not. Support. It's also nice to see some European nature (outside the Nordics) being featured. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 10:58, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Close. The article looks fairly good, but there are some issues. For example, many of the listings do not even contain addresses or lack other important details. To me, just providing a list of about twenty towns with accommodation is an insufficient way of offering alternatives. We would better to describe, in detail, the pros and cons of staying in a few villages that make the most sense when visiting the park. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:21, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the listings that lack addresses and descriptions should have them added.

For the villages in Sleep, they could be moved so some other section, Get around probably, and get geocoordinates. As there are villages all around the place and a dense road and rail network for being a park, you could probably stay anywhere you like and make a day trip to almost anywhere in the park so I don't think it's necessary to plan too much ahead. This would be different if it would be a more typical national park with a huge continuous area of nature where you are "stuck" in the part of the park you choose to stay. --Ypsilon (talk) 10:36, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support with updates done. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:36, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for June 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 01:19, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: E69 Blurb: European Highway E69 goes through barren landscapes to the world's northernmost point you can reach by car (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May (given that FTTs go on the Main Page towards the end of the month)-Aug Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A nice little itinerary largely written by a voyager from the other side of the world. It's an interesting drive, and the landscapes are different from much of the rest of the Nordic countries, so definitely something to showcase on the Main Page.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Hey thanks for the nomination :-). --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 20:51, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. - While I Support the article in terms of content, I think we need to take a break from featuring Nordic countries' articles for a bit. We've featured an itinerary from at least one of Finland, Sweden, and Norway every year since 2021, which is a much higher feature rate than what most other countries have. I'd say we should wait on this article at least a year or so and give other countries' itineraries a chance, especially if we run the Jewish Stockholm Tour article in 2025/early 2026 (although I know someone commented on that post that we should wait until 2027 for that article). Tuyuhun (talk) 08:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the problem is that sadly we don't have that many topic articles (topics, itineraries, airports, phrasebooks etc.) left that are 1. both at guide or Star status and 2. we haven't featured as FTT and 3. haven't earlier been deemed not good enough for the Main Page, with little to none development on them thereafter.

Those that remain are just from a few corners of the world (aside of phrasebooks, most are from the U.S., Northern Europe, Japan and Australia) and we have even less topics not bound to any specific part of the world - such as Gemstones above. Sure, we do have some geographical diversity when it comes to articles of the same type like airports and cuisine articles, however we likewise usually try to keep one year between articles of the same type.

Therefore I've tried to stuff a couple of Northern European articles in the summer slots when it's the best time of the year to visit here to save eligible articles for the rest of the year. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:41, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles featured on Wikitravel up to 2012 are unofficial, and eligible to feature again. (See Wikivoyage_talk:Destination_of_the_month_candidates/Archive/2019-2023#Shall_features_before_2013_be_seen_as_unofficial?) That gives us some more candidates. However, rather few of those are travel topics; see Previous_Featured_travel_topics#Unofficial_features. /Yvwv (talk) 20:11, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per nomination. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:41, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for May 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 11:28, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: New England National Park Blurb: Visit one of the world's best preserved Gondwana Rainforests in New South Wales with many of New England National Park's hiking trails showcasing exactly that. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Southern winter (ideally), though spring and autumn also work. Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 06:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have 25 Australian guide park articles – let's feature another one of them.

Nomination

• Support per my comment. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 06:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support; maybe June or July would be a suitable month? --Ypsilon (talk) 20:01, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Yes indeed; it's less likely to rain in those months making the park 2WD-accessible. SHB2000 (t | c | m) 23:40, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. At first I was inclined to oppose this nomination because the article is short, but on closer glance, everything important to know about visiting the park is present and a tourist could create a good itinerary from the article. It answers all the key questions, such as how to get there, whether there are fees (there are not), where to sleep, etc. My only recommendation would be to add more information about places to eat in Ebor, given that this article points there for information. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:28, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I gave Ebor a bit of a refurbish – but there really isn't a whole lot in Ebor, just basic food (as was the situation in mid-November). --SHB (t | c | m) 10:18, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for May 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:48, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Kraków Blurb: With over a thousand years of history and a uniquely well-preserved Old City, Kraków is Poland's top tourist draw for a reason. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any time outside midwinter Nominated by: Jpatokal (talk) 06:23, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I'm genuinely surprised this very detailed guide has never been a DotM. Prices need updating (inflation has been on a roll lately) and the POIs could use more coordinates, but there's plenty of content in here.

Nomination

• Very close - It was slushed back in 2012, then apparently because the district articles were in a poor state. Now they do have content and usable status, though we should definitely update the listings there. The main article is quite OK, but some sections with bullet points could be converted to normal text, and there is probably a thing or two to update here also. Finally, the last third of the article could use a photo or two. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:22, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done and Support --Ypsilon (talk) 20:39, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Close. Not a bad article, but to me, it feels wanting. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:19, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Close per Ypsi. //shb (t | c | m) 07:46, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Good example of a huge city guide with relatively complete district articles. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:12, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost Ideally it would be updated a little before it is featured, but there are no show stoppers. The See section could be slightly longer, as I don't feel that it gives a full enough introduction to somebody that knows nothing about the city. In sleep the "Private accommodation" section feels dated - do landlords still approach people outside the letting agencies. When I visited Krakow in the 90s there were landlords selling their rooms by the station, but there weren't B&B websites then. There prices in the text (taxi rates etc) that could be out of date. AlasdairW (talk) 22:41, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Vancouver International Airport Blurb: Canada's main airport on the Pacific is well connected to East Asia. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any; again as the airports that get their own articles are places where many people change planes and also for departures from the destination, the local weather really doesn't need to be considered unlike for our DotM and OtBP features... Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 20:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Believe it or not, it was before the pandemic we last featured an airport guide from outside Asia. Here's a good one that I had my eyes on for quite a while. A shoutout to User:Othello95 for starting up and writing much of the article!

Nomination

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 20:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Looks complete and listings are generally less than 3 years old. Mrkstvns (talk) 16:33, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost - Pretty good article but the "Destinations" section is a huge washlist of every place that a flight out of this airport goes. A short summary paragraph with just the highlights would be better. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:12, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done I agree, listing individual destinations can be useful for tiny airports with just a couple of destinations. But in this case it's just unwieldy not to mention it's hard to keep it up to date, so I just commented it out. --Ypsilon (talk) 21:18, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - Thanks for editing the Destinations section. Everything looks good to me now. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:20, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for April 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 01:30, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Khujand Blurb: Founded by Alexander the Great and beloved by Lenin, Tajikistan's second city is more than just a base for hiking into the nearby Fann Mountains. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any time Nominated by: Tuyuhun (talk) 17:18, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've done one (1) Central Asian destination in all of DotM history (Karakol). It's high time we feature something else from the region. While I know that even major CA cities like Almaty might count as OtBP, I nominated Khujand because it's a hidden gem of the region and many mountaineering tourists use it as a base for treks into the Fann mountains when they visit Tajikistan. Many 'multi-Stan' tours now go through Khujand as well, since the Pamir Hwy is essentially a no-go with the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border being closed. It can be run at any month of the year since the climate is mild enough in the winter and not boiling hot in the summer. Summer or Fall would fit best with the mountaineering schedule.

Nomination

• Comment - I'd imagine a city of almost 200,000 inhabitants would have a few more places to Drink and Sleep worth listing? --Ypsilon (talk) 19:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I was going to say something similar to Ypsi – surely a city of that size has more establishments than what's on the page as of typing this? --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 23:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I have been living in Khujand since Aug 2023, and there is one bar and only three reputable hotels, which are all listed. There do exist a few other businesses that brand themselves as being "hotels", but I have not been able to verify their quality or any other important information about them. There is one bar in town, and even then it's more for hookah than for alcohol. Tuyuhun (talk) 01:15, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I see, in that case I support. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 01:55, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I went and added the few other hotels that I know of that I could find information for online. I also broke it down into "Budget and Mid-range" and "Splurge" subsections. Tuyuhun (talk) 02:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  One thing, though: given this is TJ's second-largest city, wouldn't this be better suited as a DotM? --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 23:38, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I think it could be either - Central Asia as a whole is very much a "forgotten" part of the world (at least by Anglophone travelers) so imo it would probably be at about the same level of notoriety as a place like Zinder or Taos - known to a decent number of travelers, but nowhere near the numbers that somewhere like Recife or Harbin are known. But if the consensus is that it's better as a DotM, then that works. Tuyuhun (talk) 04:47, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  My thing by doing so is we're being extremely ethnocentric by only catering for Anglophone countries (enwikivoyage has evolved into catering for pretty much everyone given how lackluster most other voy projects are barring de and itwikivoyage). But I also wouldn't object it being an OtBP if that's what consensus goes with. SHB2000 (t | c | m) 10:24, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Are the sights crowded with tourists? If so, DotM would suit better. But if there aren't many tourists, even if the city is comparably well-known, then OtBP feels alright. –LPfi (talk) 13:22, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Maybe, but it feels incredibly wrong to feature Arches National Park, Glacier National Park (Montana), and Milford Sound as DotMs but not this. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 13:57, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Having lived there, I can say with relative certainty that it is NOT a hyper-touristy destination. We didn't start to get tourists until the end of spring (partly because only a stupid masochistic person goes hiking in Tajikistan's mountains in the winter and partly because that's when the Central Asian/Silk Road package tours start running). All of the national parks SHB2000 listed get more tourists and have more name recognition than Khujand. My vote is for OtBP. Tuyuhun (talk) 20:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  We also need to update the banner since there has been an uptick in construction on the north side of the river; I tried earlier and it didn't work. Tuyuhun (talk) 20:27, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Pashley (talk) 21:59, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support again, if there isn't any more places to list, then the article would be complete... --Ypsilon (talk) 20:08, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support although some minor fixes are needed, including one or two external links, and a very minor formatting points: some of those "buy" listings should use the marker template because they are part of prose. However, the content looks excellent. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:30, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support interesting article with a nice selection of up-to-date listings. Mrkstvns (talk) 14:27, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for April 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 05:31, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Wilmington (North Carolina) Blurb: Gardens and plantations meet antebellum architecture and beaches of the Atlantic in the city sometimes nicknamed Wilmywood (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: April 2025? - warm weather but not hurricane season yet, and in April there's an Azalea Festival too Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: This is one of those destinations that could work both as a DotM and OtBP, I'm putting it in the former because we already have OtBP candidates for the spring months. The article does have content in all sections, but a lot of listings need coordinates and when googling and adding them we will also find which places that have closed down. In other words, Wilmington needs the standard update a month or two before the article goes on the Main Page.

Nomination

* Almost per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support with fixes done, although I might look up and add a few more restaurants that have received good reviews on multiple platforms. Someone may point out the lack of coordinates in the couple of listings towards the end, but fire stations and newspaper headquarters aren't places where "customers" generally visit; actually we could delete the Cope section and add the local newspaper as a URL in Understand or maybe Do or Drink if it has a good coverage of events. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:19, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support for Dotm. It's a great destination too often overlooked in favour of Charleston, but hardly OtBP. The page is in good shape but needs update. Grahamsands (talk) 16:29, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose currently. This article isn't in great shape, and certainly isn't DotM shape right now. Giving it an all-around update will take a lot of work — much of the article is messy, and many listings need coordinates. Personally I wouldn't have rated this article a guide article in its current condition to the lack of listing coordinates. However, if you're confident you can make all the fixes before April, I have no fundamental opposition to featuring the city. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:17, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't say there's that much of work needed, and wouldn't call the article messy though it probably contains outdated information. Most importantly all of the items in See, Do etc. are listingfied. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:09, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Needs work – many coordinates and lastedit fields are missing. //shb (t | c | m) 07:45, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Are we still featuring this in April? There is no consensus at the moment. //shb (t | c | m) 04:28, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have been improving the article over the last weeks, but if this again is one of those cases where there is a consensus that we should feature anything else but this article then I guess it would be a waste of time. --Ypsilon (talk) 08:23, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I still prefer featuring in April, but I asked in light of this discussion. //shb (t | c | m) 08:35, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to Gerode for helping out. I will probably have more time next week. The listings lacking coordinates can be counted on one hand's fingers and some of them might not be needed. Ypsilon (talk) 20:15, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support post-fixes. //shb (t | c | m) 04:35, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - fixes look good and article is up-to-date. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:33, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for April 2025. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:32, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Jewish Stockholm tour Blurb: One of few European capitals to evade the Holocaust has a lively Jewish community, celebrating 250 years as a legal faith and 25 years as a recognized minority. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: 2025 is the 250th anniversary of legalization of Judaism, the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, and the 25th anniversary of the recognition of Jews as a national minority. It will be 2 years since the conceptually similar Swedish Empire featured. While weather is best at summer, this tour could be appropriate at Pesach or Rosh Hashana. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 12:12, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: As the Jewish community in Stockholm has always been rather small, the scope of this article is limited, making it unclear how to meet the requirements for status. Native English proofreading and suggested additions would be appreciated. The security situation at Jewish sites has been complex; hopefully it will not get even worse.

Nomination

• Support - Interesting and somewhat unexpected topic; I would never have guessed there'd be so much of Jewish heritage in Stockholm to create a whole article. For the scheduling, I remember saying earlier that I planned to nominate Gothenburg for some summer month next summer, meaning it'd be better to run this during either of the holidays you mentioned - why not right away at the Pesach (March's FTT slot - if readers are worried about the weather they can postpone their visit a couple of months)? --Ypsilon (talk) 20:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per above. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 22:07, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Some Jewish sites (in particular the cemeteries) are too far from the main route to serve as useful waypoints, though still mentioned in the article. Several of the waypoints (statues of kings etc) don't have a direct connection to Swedish Jews, but instead serve as proxies for important events in Jewish history. As mentioned, Swedish Empire (with emphasis on Stockholm) featured May-June 2023, giving 22 months cooldown before May-April 2025 (24 months have been recommended), and we would wait until 2027 to feature another Stockholm-based article (Södermalm heights tour, Stockholm environmentalist tour or Haunted Stockholm tour might be considered). /Yvwv (talk) 19:56, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I don't see how the Swedish Empire article would be focused on Stockholm. Just six out of 35 listings are from there and the very point of the article is the Swedish government/king exercising power (in some cases far) outside present-day Sweden. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The 24-month cooldown is in any case just a recommendation, and it is suitable to schedule this article for 2025, as the Jewish community celebrates a multiple anniversary. /Yvwv (talk) 17:26, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Excellent article. My only suggestion would be that the timeline section should be moved to "Understand" rather than at the end of the article. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• I'm really glad I copy edited this article, but having done so, I support featuring it as a very interesting and well-documented one. I did post a question about Schmaltz's cuisine on the article's talk page, but that can be resolved. As a side point, I have relatives in the Stockholm area who are descendants of my great uncle and namesake who was expelled from his position in the Polish Communist Party during the 1968 anti-Jewish purge but got a pension check from the Polish Embassy every month as an exile in Stockholm, nevertheless, as a loyal communist. A lot of odd things have happened in history. Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:56, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Ground Zero (talk) 12:19, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for March 2025. --Ypsilon (talk) 06:19, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Banteay Chhmar Blurb: Explore the remains of the Khmer Empire in a more low-key setting than at Angkor Wat, while experiencing traditional culture. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: March 2025? Otherwise Nov-Apr Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] Comment: As Sekigahara apparently will be moved forward to October, we need a not-so-touristy destination for March's slot. Banteay Chhmar was nominated and slushed in 2021 due to lack of coordinates, so those should be added. However it shouldn't take too long as there are not very many listings due to the nature of this place. In addition, per my comment in 2021 "Perhaps the sites and BC's history need to be expanded on a bit. Other than that this is seemingly a quiet little village with one village organization taking care of everything from guided tours to hotels and meals, so probably not much to add when it comes to services. " Said organization has a website where we can check that prices etc. are still up to date.

Nomination

• Close, like back then. Ypsilon (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - updates done and coordinates added. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:46, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Ypsi. //shb (t | c | m) 07:44, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - it feels a bit light for a "guide" and would still benefit from more info about the site history, but it's up to date and an interesting place. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:05, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for March 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 21:12, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: El Gouna Blurb: This Red Sea resort has some activity for everyone, in an environment that's not just glass, steel and tourists on the coast. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: "Autumn and spring are the best times to visit", though I wouldn't run a place next to the Sahara desert too close to summer... March 2025? Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: How about an article about a beach resort town built from scratch, I don't remember us featuring any destination like that before? I translated the Star status article from German WV (which has a strong coverage of Egypt) last year, checking listings in Google Maps. Now when looking at the article, it has quite a lot of pictures, so maybe some of them should be deleted (the original article has even more of them), but otherwise I think the article looks OK.

Nomination

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 18:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. We should fix that one dead link, though. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:14, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --SHB (t | c | m) 07:05, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for March 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 00:14, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Serbian phrasebook Blurb: Written in two scripts, Serbian is closely related to other languages in the former Yugoslavia. As such, this phrasebook can be helpful throughout much of the Western Balkans. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 20:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've featured something from most European countries, but the countries that have never been on the Main Page are almost all in the Balkans. So let's add a few countries more with this phrasebook. All of the words and sentences have been translated, but as usual I plan to add quite a lot of pictures (as usual with our featured phrasebooks) to make the article livelier.

Nomination

• Support. Ypsilon (talk) 20:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: When it comes to season, we have some tradition to feature phrasebooks during the beginning of the year. This is appropriate, as climate in Serbia is good at spring and autumn. Not sure about public events, though. /Yvwv (talk) 23:12, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, we don't need events for all articles, even if they are nice to have every now and then. --Ypsilon (talk) 16:30, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support and yeah, gotta agree with Ypsi with the timing. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per others. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:36, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Photos added! --Ypsilon (talk) 21:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for 2025-02. //shb (t | c | m) 11:52, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Tezpur Blurb: The venue for a love story involving the grandson of Lord Krishna, don't be surprised to find several shrines and temples in this city on the Brahmaputra. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Nov-Mar Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:38, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We need something for February's OtBP slot, and there's been a while since we featured an Indian article. The article looks good, but it was slushed a little over a year ago because of the Drink section. However, as I commented on Talk:Tezpur (the last thread), it's really hard to find drinking establishments in Tezpur, especially ones serving alcohol, and this also goes for the menus of restaurants. So possibly there really isn't anything to add to the Drink section. If this is the case I think the article is good to go after a removal of closed places.

Nomination

• Support though some time before it is featured closed places should be deleted, links updated etc. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:38, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support — on the whole, this is an excellent article. I would argue we should remove some of the fast food chains per WV:Boring, but would note that there appears to be enough content in the article that those removals wouldn't jeopardize a feature nomination. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:32, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Updates done, and like you suggested, I commented out Pizza Hut and the other worldwide chains. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for Feb 2025. //shb (t | c | m) 12:08, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Recife Blurb: There are many sides to Recife, the city is steeped in colonial history but famed for its urban beaches too. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Oct-Feb (Carnival in late February!) Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Updated in late 2020/early 2021, nominated for a slot in early 2022. I mentioned then that the listings needed to be checked for up to datedness, but otherwise the article was in a quite good shape. Now almost half a year before the article was to be run, it was slushed because it hadn't been updated (also because there was a bad COVID situation in Brazil, nevertheless I can't remember this would have been a problem for any other article that was featured during the pandemic). So here it is again. Some edits have been made to the article by others in the meantime, to a large extent it's the same article. As I envision to see this on the main page perhaps for February's slot, it's better to make the up to date check later.

Nomination

• Almost per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Updates Done, and therefore Support. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:58, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:48, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost, pending the fix of dead links and updating of listings. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:15, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support following updates and improvements. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 13:21, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Feb 2024. --SHB (t | c | m) 07:05, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/MV Aster Blurb: The M.V. Aster was scuttled in 1997 the Hout Bay of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, as a diver-friendly artificial reef. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Star (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Southern summer: Late 2024 or early 2025 Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 12:01, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have been featuring the best of Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Dive sites articles; the last one in early 2022, which is now past the recommended 24 month cooldown between neighboring destinations. These articles alleviate the shortage of features from Africa, without compromising on quality.

Nomination

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 09:46, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nomination Mrkstvns (talk) 14:15, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support as it's a star article. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 15:58, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for Jan 2025. --SHB (t | c | m) 02:45, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: El Hierro Blurb: The remotest of the Canary Islands is a place to explore forests and volcanic formations and enjoy the relaxed island lifestyle (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Dec-Apr is probably most popular, though the weather is OK around the year Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Given the tremendous popularity of the Canary Islands as a place to escape the winter for Europeans, it's surprising how we've never had any feature from here. Well, maybe it's suitable that the first feature is the least visited island, as OtBP. The article is mostly a translation from the article at de-WV, where many listings lacked descriptions. I've expanded most of them based on what I've found online, though there are still some listings to expand. Aiming for January's or February's OtBP slot.

Nomination

• Some work needed per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. It concerns me that there are no votes of support and this one is scheduled to go on the main page in a few days. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 15:57, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately nobody has been interested in commenting on this one. Now I'm off to update the article, it's already been two years since I translated it. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• So, I've went through the article updating info little by little for the last couple of days, and just finished, so here's a token support vote. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  A couple further comments. First, suggestion that we move the two coffee bars in "Eat" to "Drink" and split the drink section to "Bars" and "Cafes" subheadings. Second, is this a rural area? Rather than a city? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 18:54, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is most definitely a rural area. Ypsilon (talk) 19:13, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I can support this article as well following the updates. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 19:34, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: OtBP for Jan 2025. --SHB (t | c | m) 22:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Medan Blurb: A melting pot of cultures, Indonesia's fourth city is off the tourist radar for foreigners, but popular among Indonesians especially for its food culture. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Jan-Apr is the driest time of the year Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've featured Indonesian destinations quite a few times, but now when I checked all of them are from Java, Bali or Nusa Tenggara. This one would be the first from the bigger islands further north. Could use an update (ie. listings checked up using Google Maps) before it's featured. And it needs pictures in other sections than See!

Nomination

• Almost per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support as User:M.akbar.raf apparently went through the article in August. Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per nomination. The article is good and updated. M.akbar.raf (talk) 03:36, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nomination (also looks like most listings have been verified recently).Mrkstvns (talk) 18:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 10:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Jan 2025. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 06:11, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

December

Place: Churches in Antarctica Blurb: While you won't be able to visit all Antarctic churches at once, the few churches on the frozen continent highlight how Christianity has truly reached every corner of the globe. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: sometime during the summer, between October and February. Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:43, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Although I said I'll wait a bit before nominating this, I'll be out next week and there's no harm in nominating this early. As to the article itself, I realise this is a bit of a niche topic and no traveller visits Antarctica for its churches (unless they're a part of a maintenance crew or something alike) and also somewhat overgeneralised, Wikivoyage attracts many armchair travellers and thanks to the excellent work of Grahamsands, this is a good armchair article, in my opinion.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:43, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: We have plenty of travel topics nominated, and the travel topics have potential for new articles, with itineraries, and thematic articles such as these. Shall we allow geographic travel topics to run as DoTM and OtBP? /Yvwv (talk) 14:38, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If the alternative is to run a destination article that hasn't been updated since before the pandemic, I think such flexibility is preferable. Otherwise, probably not. Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:47, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be open to featuring this in Off the beaten path, because it doesn't get much more OtBP than this. Jpatokal (talk) 02:55, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Yarrangobilly Caves Blurb: Nestled deep in Australia's Snowy Mountains, Yarrangobilly features not just caves, but thermal pools and great hikes as well. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any time Nominated by: Jpatokal (talk) 00:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: It's been several years since we had an Australian OTBP, and both the caves and the pool are nice all year round. I intentionally chose a non-cave pic to give a better feel for the area, but open to alternatives.

Nomination

• Almost – as the person who started and wrote much of the article, thanks for the nomination! I might add some geolines to it (am familiar with the trails), but I can't see anything much missing from when I was there. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:29, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks for adding the paths! Could you annotate them as well, maybe in the mapframe description? Jpatokal (talk) 00:31, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Done, though in the listings instead. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 01:30, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support if you guys think it's good to go (I've scheduled it for December). --Ypsilon (talk) 20:06, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Manama Blurb: Bahrain's capital is a great introduction to the Middle East with a huge mosque, a souq, a world heritage listed fort and an archaeological site at its outskirts. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Dec-Mar Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: There's been a while since we featured something from the Gulf states. All listings have geocoordinates, and recently expanded the Understand and See section. Needs a bit of expansion still, maybe..? And before it's featured, as always, we need to check that all the listed places are still in business.

Nomination

• Almost per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 16:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done + Support Ypsilon (talk) 19:26, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support oer nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 12:54, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Close – lastedit fields missing in a good amount of the listings, other than that, looks good. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 21:43, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I linked the By plane in Muharraq for the airport, but the onward transportation info should be in Manama#By plane. I assume it is easy to find transport, but it would be nice to tell whether there is good public transport (airport shuttles or otherwise) or whether you should take a taxi (Manama#By taxi has info on the taxi fare). –LPfi (talk) 10:33, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, good point! Ypsilon (talk) 17:54, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November

Place: Western food in Asia Blurb: What's a Maharaja Mac, Shanghai-style borscht or "soy sauce Western food"? Check out this article for an unusual culinary tour around Asia! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I guess it's good to run as it is, though if there's something important missing, feel free to add it.

Nomination

• Support per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Excellent and surprisingly comprehensive. Jpatokal (talk) 00:37, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Pashley (talk) 03:14, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Definitely an excellent article for what is otherwise a niche topic, at least in the Anglosphere. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 06:55, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for Nov 2024. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 02:43, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Presidente Prudente Blurb: Named after a president, this regional town has plenty of green spaces and interesting events around the year (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or autumn probably Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've never featured anything from Brazil as OtBP, so let's fix that. Speaking of fixing, there are some minor things to fix in the article. It's always nice with photos, but they need to be spread out more evenly and possibly some of them deleted. Some listings, especially in Drink, lack descriptions. Luckily there are the websites of the places listed, so it should be easy to get a picture of the place and write a short description. Finally the long list of Wi-Fi hotspots could perhaps be deleted.

Nomination

• Almost per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Fixes Done & support, so now it goes on the main page. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:39, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Perth Blurb: Maybe the most isolated world city still has a cosmopolitan vibe and features beaches, wineries and as well as cute quokkas on Rottnest Island (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or autumn Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: It's been a while since our last WA feature, so why not head to the by far largest city there? Most parts of the articles look OK but See would need to be expanded, some sections could use photos and it wouldn't hurt to check through the listings in the districts. I'd imagine the article would be featured in November or so, so there's no rush.

Nomination

• Almost per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't had the chance to properly read through the article, but it might be a good idea to solicit the opinion of @Graham87:, who has previously lived in Perth. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 09:37, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd prefer not to deal with this, honestly, unless there are very specific questions that require local input. I don't know Perth that well from the average traveller's perspective, especially these days. Graham87 (talk) 11:59, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's fair enough. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 08:37, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One other thing I noticed is that the static maps look horrendous (no offense, sorry). I can't tell which goes where, with several major freeways like the Tonkin Hwy missing. I can't do much since I've never been to Perth, though. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 03:39, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for Nov 2024. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 00:28, 1 November 2024 (UTC) October[reply]

Place: Ohlone Wilderness Trail Blurb: The wilderness outside San Francisco offers some serious hiking with beautiful views (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or fall per Ohlone Wilderness Trail#Climate Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 15:46, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: ...and yet another topic I've been thinking about nominating for quite some time. If there's something important missing, I think SelfieCity who's written most of the article can add it.

Nomination

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 15:46, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral lacks a mapline/geoline which has become somewhat standard for featured articles albeit unwritten. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 08:09, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: Sorry I didn't respond to this one earlier. I wrote this article some time ago, and before featuring it, I would like to reread it and proofread it. I would note that my knowledge of the route is limited as although I've hiked some parts of the route, I have never hiked its entirety. I will get to reviewing these things as soon as I can. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 01:25, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  @SelfieCity: By any chance, if you get the time, could you also add a geoline using geojson.io? There's a little (somewhat wordy) tutorial here. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:02, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Hello, I will take a look at this, although I have to say this would be the first time I would try geojson. I don't think I have time currently, but in a couple months I should have time to create the mapline. It's definitely a helpful resource for an itinerary, so I agree it would be great to have. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:41, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Worst case scenario, you can draw the route geojson.io and paste the code on User:SHB2000/Ohlone Wilderness Trail (yes, in my userspace) and I'll handle it from there. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 20:18, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I just discovered that the dynamic map already contains the trail, it appears on the dynamic map when you open its menu (in the upper right corner) and tick the "Hiking" box. Is there some way to have it displayed on the map by default, that'd probably be faster than drawing/coding the trail from scratch? --Ypsilon (talk) 10:54, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• My understanding is that geolines have never been a requirement for featuring. However, I agree that they make hiking itinerary articles better, so I have connected the relevant Wikidata item with OpenStreetMap and added a mapshape template to the article. Assuming I've done it correctly, once everything has had a chance to sync we should hopefully see the geoline in the article's map. —Granger (talk · contribs) 15:33, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks. That's more time-effective than drawing it from scratch and hosting it locally. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• I would want some more information about what you can expect from the campsites and whether there are some facilities along the route. If this is clear for locals, the info should go into some hiking/park travel topic, and that article should be referenced for the info. –LPfi (talk) 20:10, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  I agree more information is needed about the campsites. Do they have potable water? Non-potable water? Toilets of any kind? Are campfires allowed? If so, are there permanent firepits, and is there a feasible way to obtain firewood? Which ones require reservations, and how can they be reserved? Maybe SelfieCity can help clarify. —Granger (talk · contribs) 04:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for Oct 2024. --SHB2000 (t | c | m)

Place: La Tremblade Blurb: Do you like surfing and oysters? Then, then this Charente-Maritime town facing the Atlantic definitely is for you! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Apr-Oct, mid-summer might be quite hot though Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Translated from a Star article on French WV about year ago, so it should be fairly up to date despite what the timestamps say.

Nomination

• Support per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Yerevan Blurb: Cascades, fountains and grand buildings await you in the Armenian capital (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Apr-May, Sep-Oct. October for Yerevan Birthday? Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I recently upgraded the status to guide (somehow I remember it already was at guide status at some point, maybe it's another article downgraded for no apparent reason?) as it's really extensive. Sometime closer to when it's featured we need to check that places we've listed still exist, and that prices aren't too much off. Part of the lead section could be moved to Understand.

Nomination

• Very close per nomination. --Ypsilon (talk) 18:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Close per above. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 20:38, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• So, I've made the updates, took longer than expected but now we can update the DotM. Would be great if we someday again would have several people actively developing the DotM articles like, say, ten years ago. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:27, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September

Place: Flight baggage Blurb: There are many things to take into consideration when packing for a flight - check out our guide for useful advice! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Anytime Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A look at Previous Featured travel topics reveals we don't very often run articles that aren't bound to a specific geographical location. But here's one. I think everything relevant is included.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work. There is redundancy, dead links and some details that should go into By air sections in country articles. Some of these latter might be left as examples, but then worded as such, with hints on generalisability. –LPfi (talk) 07:53, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work per LPfi. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 08:08, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment the article has been edited a few times since nomination and I now shuffled the information around a little bit to hopefully make it more readable. It's hard, though, as this topic can't be strictly chopped up into distinct parts. I also removed some national references, but again, many of them serve as good examples can be useful even if you're not going to this particular country. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:53, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Minot Blurb: This air force and rail town is also – at least heritage-wise – a piece of Scandinavia on the Great Plains. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep (Sep for the Norwegian Autumn Festival in early October) Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A tidy article, however many coordinates are missing, there's room for a couple more images, and this article too needs to be checked for up-to-date-ness a bit before featuring.

Nomination

• Close per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - I went through the listings little by little in May and June, as you can see in the article history. So now the article is OK to run. --Ypsilon (talk) 07:44, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Košice Blurb: Slovakia's second city is a bit off the tourist radar, still with a great deal of historical sites, scenic outdoors and interesting events to enjoy (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: This would be our first ever Slovakian feature. It's translated from a Star article in French WV which is why the article is extensive and tidy. While many listings have an older date, I did run everything through Google Maps when translating (it's pointless translating outdated stuff) so they are up to date as of January 2023. However, as this would go on the Main Page probably in September 2024 it's closer to two than one year after the translation, so listings could be checked again for up-to-date-ness a little before we run it.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Would be great to finally have our first Slovakian feature! --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:11, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Mrkstvns (talk) 15:15, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August

Place: Voyages of James Cook Blurb: Follow the steps of one of the most famous British explorers around the world! (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Anytime Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have several "Voyages of..." articles at guide status, so why not start nominating one of them for FTT?

Nomination

• Support as nominator. As this article is about several journeys, unlike the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation which was about just one, I don't think it's necessary to rewrite it as an itinerary, it's good as it is. Ypsilon (talk) 19:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: We tend to look for major anniversaries for historical articles. Cook's second voyage was made from 1772 to 1775, which is 250 years ago. Not sure whether there will be any public events to attend, however. /Yvwv (talk) 13:38, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Put on hold? - This is a clean article with guide status, entirely written by established Wikivoyagers so I went ahead and nominated it for FTT some time ago. Now I'm scanning Commons for banner material for March's and April's featured articles, and looked more closely at the article to see which exact destinations the article is about. At that, I noticed that there are no POIs from New Zealand (see also Talk:Voyages of James Cook), and that part of the world is too important not to include. There are Mt Cook and the Cook strait but there must also be quite a few monuments of him, but the question is which of them are the most notable and should be included in the article? --Ypsilon (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2024 (UTC) [reply]

  I have added some NZ POIs and listings for the two replica Endeavour's which are afloat (UK and Australia). There are now three NZ listings - two are of the beaten track and one is a more central statue, but I am not sure if it is the most notable memorial. AlasdairW (talk) 22:46, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and I also added the Cook strait and mountain. --Ypsilon (talk) 09:28, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Slush? The article is not good to go. It has no yes votes, and has not improved nearly 5 months past nomination. We should consider slushing. /Yvwv (talk) 16:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Let's wait for a week or two, I just brought the issues to light and there's a good chance that we have editors familiar with Cook and NZ who can help. Ypsilon (talk) 16:41, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support I think it is now in reasonable shape, although more could be done. We should also check that the places listed in the article are mentioned in the city articles which are linked in the listings. AlasdairW (talk) 23:21, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Ath Blurb: First established as a medieval dungeon, buildings from many eras and styles can be seen in Ath. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep. The Ducasse d'Ath festival takes place in late August Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Even if there are several European DotMs and FTTs nominated for next summer, we have no OtBP candidate from Europe. How about featuring one of the articles I translated a few months ago, Ath would be the first Belgian OtBP? Yes, the lastedit dates in the article are from earlier years, but just because I use the wikicode editor and was too lazy to change those one by one. All listings that are there are up to date as of February 2023.

Nomination

• Almost - pending minor fixes, mainly those dates. Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Almost – per above. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:12, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment — oops, I edited timestamps according to the above, but setting the year to 2024 instead of 2023, now corrected. That means that they need to be checked before the feature in August. –LPfi (talk) 11:18, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support with the fixes done. Interestingly, pretty much everything that was in business a year and a half ago is still. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Windsor (Ontario) Blurb: Much more than just "South Detroit", the multicultural southernmost city of Canada features many outdoor activities, and a rich culture life (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep, "The late summer is the best time to visit the city" Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A combination we haven't had for a while is a large North American city featured during the summer. According to the article history, the article has been edited frequently in 2023, still it could be useful to go through the listings and check that everything listed is still in business/operational a couple of months before we feature it. Some listings also have no descriptions at all, especially in the Cope section.

Nomination

• Some work needed per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work per your comment. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:11, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support basically - update done, ie. deleting of closed places + adding of descriptions for the most important sections. Still need to update the dates in the listings and try to write something in the Cope listings... --Ypsilon (talk) 19:19, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

July

Place: Right to access in the Nordic countries Blurb: There's a lot of nature to explore in the Nordic countries, and most of it for free (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Summer probably, though you can enjoy nature here around the year Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Yet another complete guide article I've thought about nominating for quite some time. We already have one Nordic FTT article next summer (E8 through Finland and Norway). But as there are no other Nordic articles (DotM/OtBPs) nominated and this is about nature while the other is about a road and towns, I think there's space for this one too. We ran the closely related Hiking in the Nordic countries in August 2015, so there will be about 9 years between them.

Nomination .

• Support as nominator. Ypsilon (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Quite different from most travel topics we have. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 02:44, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. I think the article covers most relevant issues and it may be eye-opening for people from countries where the tradition is different (such as England and the USA). However, I'd like to hear from travellers not familiar with the concept: is there something that should be clarified? –LPfi (talk) 08:59, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  [edit conflict] The time slot in July is nice, as it's in the berry and mushroom season (which will continue through September) and also a common vacation time in Europe, with good hiking weather locally. –LPfi (talk) 09:30, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  As an outsider, I've found this concept pretty easy to understand when I visited Norway a few years back (and should find it relatively easy when I visit Iceland and Finland next year), but that's also because it's a bit more lax here than it is in the UK or US and accidentally trespassing won't get you into much issues (unlike some places where you can legally be shot). --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 09:05, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  (and as a side note, I so wish this concept applied everywhere instead of just the Nordics) --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 09:42, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. As Scotland has more recently introduced some broadly similar rights with the Outdoor Access Code about 20 years ago, I found the article easy to understand and got a good grip also on what is different. I would like to see some links to definitive advice on access - government websites or possibly walking clubs etc. It would also be good to know who is responsible for enforcing these rights - to who do I report the farmer shouting "get off my land!". AlasdairW (talk) 21:50, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  There is no definite advice, as these right aren't codified in law (other than as a side effect of other legislation). Government websites, walking clubs etc. do give advice, but they are not "official sites/primary sources" on the issue, so whatever they say should instead be included in our article, to the extent we see it as important.

  For the same reason nobody is enforcing those rights. If a farmer tells you to get off some specific part of their land, you should comply, as they probably have good reason. On the other hand, if you don't and they threaten you, then you can take them to court for illegal threats, or they could take you to court for causing damage to their crop.

  It seems this aspect of the rights should be explained more clearly in the article. One thing that I see difficult to convey, is how well this works in practice, through nearly everybody's respect for the rights, and most people behaving. There is little reason for a landowner to patrol their forest in hunt of hikers. This can be seen in court cases being very rare – no hikers or berry pickers try to test the limits.

  –LPfi (talk) 07:26, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Did this help? –LPfi (talk) 09:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks that helps. The question on enforcement came because the Scottish code has been challenged by landowners, although the traditional access that it was codifying rarely was. As this is a topic touching on legal areas, I think we should either have a strong disclaimer in the lede ("consult a lawyer for advice"), or link to other sites which give similar advice. For example, these tourist office pages appear to support what we are saying: Visit Sweden, Visit Norway and Visit Finland. This helps to protect WV and editors from being sued if something is wrong. It also helps readers unfamiliar with the ideas to see them expressed in different words elsewhere. AlasdairW (talk) 22:12, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. This is an excellent travel topic! Excellent to see support for this nomination from locals as well. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 16:39, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Mount Buller Blurb: One of Victoria's prime ski resorts holds an alpine charm: it's where snowy peaks meet a wide variety of ski slopes, and is just a 3–4-hour drive from Melbourne. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Southern winter for the ski season Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:17, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've never featured a ski resort from the Southern Hemisphere, but this article received a fresh rewrite from JML1148. This region of Australia has only ever had one feature before (Mount Kosciuszko summit trails), but I guess there are only so many places in the Australian Alps.

Nomination

• Support per nom. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:17, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment That was faster than I expected. I've been working on this one for some time, and I plan to continue to work on it. Please ping me if you have any suggestions for the page. One thing is that the image shown is somewhat outdated: Spurs has received a renovation, and Horse Hill is now called Northside Express. Perhaps this image would be better? JML1148 (talk) 10:26, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've replaced the image with c:File:Mt Buller village Stevage.jpg as suggested – it's only a placeholder image, though – we choose different images for banners closer to when an article is scheduled to be featured (roughly 2–3 months). Please keep working on it – nominations usually sit here for many months and articles don't need to be perfect at the time of nomination (also hence my speedy nomination). --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:30, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. This is head and shoulders above our other Australian ski destination articles. Jpatokal (talk) 10:31, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 12:57, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Glacier National Park Blurb: Gorgeous mountain views, an interesting geological history and almost unchanged ecosystems with good chances to encounter wildlife from grizzlies to mountain goats - what more could an outdoor enthusiast ask for? (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Summer Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've featured a lot of European DotMs this summer, and that is at least partially because we didn't run any DotM from the other big Northern summer region - North America. So for next summer, here comes another article I've been looking at for quite a while. Many coordinates are missing, but other than that the article looks complete.

Nomination

• Close per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral – we've kind of set a precedent with Tombstone Territorial Park for trying to include not only coordinates, but also geolines, for hiking trails on park articles. I might have set my bar too high, but it feels a step backwards to feature a park article without geolines. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:11, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  @SHB2000: To be honest, I think that may be an unrealistic standard. Geolines for hiking routes remain the exception rather than the rule on this site. I'm not sure I've seen them in any North American articles. I do think it would be good to have more of them, though – do you have recommendations for how to go about adding them? I've only managed to do that in articles like Inca Trail where the geoline comes from OpenStreetMap via Wikidata. —Granger (talk · contribs) 04:16, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  I tried to get the main trail of Urho Kekkonen National Park from OSM, but there were a million variants, all of them only short fragments: useful in an orienteering map, but not in an overview map. That means they have to be drawn by hand at geojson.io. Very much doable, but you need to think about how much detail is needed, and they probably should be in the Commons' data namespace rather than in the article, and there is little guidance on that. Some guidance on whether to add information other than the route proper – such as where it follows a road, where it is a footpath, where it is just a line drawn in sand (or through the swamp) – would also be nice. Do we have a standard? –LPfi (talk) 14:48, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Hi, Mx. Granger, sorry for the late response. My main recommendation for adding them would be to use geojson.io and adding the json code into the article. I wrote a tutorial a while back on User:SHB2000/Getting a line on an itinerary, though it's a little out of date. See my last few edits on Mount Aspiring National Park for how I've done it for the Blue Pools Track. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:18, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks, that's useful information. For hiking itinerary articles, I could possibly see making this a requirement for guide status, but for park articles, I think it seems too tedious to require for guide status or featuring. —Granger (talk · contribs) 23:45, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Yeah, I could also possibly see this as a requirement for star articles. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 01:16, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - missing coordinates added, fees updated etc. Ypsilon (talk) 19:47, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June

Place: Land Art Trail on Mount Učka Blurb: A mountain at the Adriatic Sea has become an outdoor art gallery. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Weather is probably best in May-June or September-October Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 16:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have had very few features from the Balkans, and none from Croatia. Outdoor attractions can be more compatible with the pandemic.

Nomination

• Support LGTM. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 11:06, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Scheduled provisionally in Oct/Nov 2022. /Yvwv (talk) 21:31, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Support as one of our quirkier and well-planned itinerary articles. I noticed this article some time ago and remember it being well-written and organized. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 00:15, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I didn't feel up to reading all the way through the article, but am I the only one who finds the "Understand" section overly preachy? I did edit it somewhat - the use of "man" and male pronouns for humanity is very old-fashioned and kind of jarring, at least for many Americans - but just how much do we need to push an idea of how to experience that trail? My feeling is that we definitely should state what the author's intention is, but we can then let people experience it however they do and go on to practical descriptions and advice on how to get from Point A to Point B, etc. I'll try posting a briefer alternative version of that section on the article's talk page later. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:08, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Ikan Kekek (talk) 11:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, having just recently discussed about images in Talk:Canadian national parks, are the galleries a violation of the image policy? Per Wikivoyage:Image policy#Montages and galleries, "should only be considered for showing multiple examples of a specific topic (for example, in describing flora and fauna or cuisine – but not attractions). Image galleries should not be used solely as a way to include a large number of different pictures in a destination article". This isn't a destination article, but it is depicting attractions. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 08:08, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say the composite image at the top definitely violates the prohibition against montages and should be removed. Some of the galleries, such as the one that shows two views of the same spiral geograph, are not needed. Most of the rest seem OK to me, since this is not a destination article, as you said, but an itinerary in which it may be necessary to recognize every artwork. The Sentinel picture is problematic per WV:Image policy#People in photos, though. I'm not sure we should do anything about that. "Land Art Trail on Mt. Učka in winter" doesn't need a gallery; one image could do it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:09, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, anyway we have about 7 months left to fix this up so nothing urgent, but we can't feature an article that blatantly violates WV:IP though. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 00:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I made a few edits in the last few days, but we should make decisions about whether it's appropriate for this article to violate Wikivoyage:Image policy#Minimal use of images. I think that the density of images and the galleries still violate those guidelines, and while that might be OK as an exception, featuring this article carries strong risks that readers will believe this is exemplary in that respect and copy it in ordinary destination articles. Are the descriptions of the artworks clear enough that we can reduce the number of images to a more limited selection that excludes some of the works, eliminating the galleries with the possible exception of "Signposts and markings on the Land Art Trail" and creating 3 times more space on the right margin between most images, as we would be likely to do in any other article? Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:36, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, we should take extra care that featured articles as many new users look up to them to see how they're meant to be formatted and usually think that format is okay. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 22:23, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'd assume the trail markings are enough to find the artworks, and they seem to be named on the map, so I think the images are needed more for telling the reader what to expect than for use on the trail. For that it is enough to have examples, and perhaps a few that give examples on how you can "use" the artwork. –LPfi (talk) 10:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds like you guys are agreeable with removing the rest of the galleries and having only single thumbnails; is that correct? If so, let's make the changes. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:42, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, go ahead. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 22:50, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed the remainder of the galleries, other than the one with markings and signposts, which might be OK. The article still might violate Wikivoyage:Image policy#Minimal use of images, though. What do you all think? Should we delete half the remaining images? Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:18, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are still way too many images and I feel very skeptical of featuring an article that's a blatant violation of a simple Wikivoyage policy. Leaving the images may also encourage new editors to well, add a whole slew of galleries because a featured article contained them. Feel free to delete half the remaining images. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 23:21, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How is it now? Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:24, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Looking much better! However, I think the signposts/markings gallery should also go too. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 02:25, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Let's talk about that. From Wikivoyage:Image policy: "Image galleries are discouraged, and should only be considered for showing multiple examples of a specific topic (for example, in describing flora and fauna or cuisine – but not attractions)." How does that apply to signposts/markings? Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:40, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I thought the reason why we discouraged such galleries was because these chew up data and are slow to load, especially in places with poor reception. The reason why I'm okay with these in cuisine articles is because nobody prints these out, and many will read these articles before they're going to that destination (e.g. if I'm going to say Franconia, I would read Franconian cuisine before leaving to Franconia, but I wouldn't print it out, nor would I want to read it in Franconia)

Also, from experience last Saturday (18 June), just the map in Telangana took at least 10 seconds to load while I was on the road with poor 4G signal. If that one image took so long to load, then how long do you think it'll take for the gallery to load? SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 03:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking of it as a matter of style, and I see your point. So maybe select 1 or 2 of the best images from that bunch to use as thumbnails, possibly deleting another one in the process. Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:24, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On hold until issues are settled. /Yvwv (talk) 09:39, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Slush? This nomination has quietly been sitting since June. The last remaining gallery issue will likely remain unsolved as the reasons for keeping the gallery equal the reasons for removing it. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:08, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like the number of images are OK now. However, I would not object to someone selecting one or two photos from that gallery and deleting the gallery, and I don't think anyone else will object. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:27, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the gallery and kept two images. With my browser window width (which seems to be the minimum for the pagebanner menu to work), there is now one to three images per screenful, likewise with Vector-2022 (the to-be (?) default skin) and maximised window. With maximised window and Monobook, there are still a bit too many images at the start of Walk, but I don't think that's a major issue. –LPfi (talk) 09:46, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I moved one image up for slightly better spacing. What are people thinking of this article now; should we run it? Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:19, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 11:17, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Mrkstvns (talk) 23:03, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for June 2024. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 05:47, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: North West River Blurb: Visit Central Labrador's oldest European settlement and the northeasternmost town on the North American road network for some lakeside scenery and to learn about the culture of the Innu, Inuit, Metis and the European settlers of Labrador. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Northern summer for weather Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:07, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I realise this is my third nomination of the day, but here's a article from Atlantic Canada for next summer. I started it today, branching it off Happy Valley-Goose Bay (which was on my radar), and have managed to get it to guide status, though it will need some updates closer to its feature. Labrador has also been historically underfeatured, and we've never had an individual settlement from N&L featured.

Nomination

• Close per my comment. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:07, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - it would be nice to have some more photos, but the Commons category doesn't have much. Ypsilon (talk) 18:24, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Bonn Blurb: Founded by the Romans, the former West German capital was also the home of Beethoven and its lively streets has given it the nickname "Italy's most northern city ". (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May-Sep weather-wise Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) Comment: For the most part a good looking article that has been on my radar for years, but there has always been some other article from Germany nominated. The article has been worked on by a user in the last years, and the first 2/3 of the article does look good. However many Eat listings need descriptions, and some Drink listings need coordinates.

Nomination

• Close per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (updates & fixes made) --Ypsilon (talk) 15:43, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support (per nom), excellent quality article. Mrkstvns (talk) 20:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: DotM for June 2024. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 02:22, 1 June 2024 (UTC) May[reply]

Place: Destination Blurb: From Turku to Tromsø, European route E8 passes through various types of Finnish and Norwegian landscapes. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: May to June for the Midnight Sun, or April to August Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 10:22, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We don't feature itineraries that much, and this seems a good candidate for sometime next year.

Nomination

• Comment: We hopefully have the Archipelago Trail in May–June, and if this is to be featured in (Nordic) summer, to avoid darkness and icy roads, I think it comes too close. Perhaps 2022 2023? If for some reason there are problems with the Archipelago Trail this could of course be a backup. –LPfi (talk) 10:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I introduced the guideline that a nomination should be intended to feature within the coming 12 months. This is more a requirement for quality, than for available spots. We should preferrably have a backlog of nominated high-quality articles, so we can afford to choose the most suitable article, with regard to factors such as climate, holidays, public events and safety. /Yvwv (talk) 15:03, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May to June would be a great time to feature, for the Midnight Sun. That would make us wait until 2023, unless we run E8 instead of the Archipelago Trail. /Yvwv (talk) 21:13, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'd prefer to keep this until 2023, since the Archipelago Trail is more developed than this one. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 06:56, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, but I take the opportunity to ask: what should be done to improve this article, except developing the listed articles, and perhaps doing some more research on the bus and bike options? –LPfi (talk) 09:37, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, nothing major needs to be done, at least from what I've noticed (more specific to this article), but maybe an infobox or two would be nice, but we've plenty of guide and star articles without them. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 09:59, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For May-June 2023 we can also consider Swedish Empire, during the 500th anniversary of Sweden's independence. That article also has several destinations in Finland. /Yvwv (talk) 15:52, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. This road isn't going to disappear in the near future, it can be featured any year. If we get somebody writing about the Ostrobothnian destinations before that, it'd be a big bonus. I know them only superficially. –LPfi (talk) 16:39, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. The article is great overall, though it should be proofread by a native English speaker for better flow in the language. /Yvwv (talk) 17:39, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, although I'd like more eyes on the article. I notice that the first empty slot is June 2023, which would be ideal. Of the linked places along the route and suggested sidetrips, it seems most are usable and several guides, half a dozen are redlinks and half a dozen outlines. I don't think a traveller needs to stop at destinations without usable articles. The biking option might need to be checked at some point, I just followed the cycleways and roads on the map and tried to judge their usability – but there is an Eurovelo route more or less along this itinerary. –LPfi (talk) 15:26, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  If the Swedish Empire is featured in May, this should probably be postponed. Comments on how to improve it are welcome. –LPfi (talk) 07:40, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Support - I don't find anything to complain about in the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 08:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Blurb: Named after lyrics in Christmas carols, the town that once was a main steel producer now has a lot of industrial heritage and festivals. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Apr-Oct probably Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 21:03, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have so many guide articles from the U.S., so let's just nominate one more. Keystone18 worked extensively on the article a few months ago so it should be up to date.

Nomination

• Very close - many listings need coordinates, and some photos in the latter half of the article would be nice. Ypsilon (talk) 21:03, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Getting there... everything that's now listed exists, I just deleted the places that have closed. Some sleep listings need descriptions, but I'll try to handle that during the weekend... --Ypsilon (talk) 18:25, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Close per your comment. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 23:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I removed this off the schedule from September to prevent two back-to-back features from the same country (3 if you include Aviation history in the United States). How festive is this town during the Christmas–New Year season? --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Tirana Blurb: Albania's capital is colourful and rapidly modernizing, with cosy cafés and bustling nightlife. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or autumn for weather. Not sure about public events. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 16:02, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply] Comment: The Balkans are under-featured. Tirana is in a phase of modernization; well-functioning but still very affordable.

Nomination

• Very close. A few restaurants and listings need descriptions and coordinates, but that's about it. Most of the listings date to Oct 2021, so it should be fairly up to date. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 20:24, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Almost What SHB2000 said, some coordinates are missing, a couple of listings don't have a description. Some more photos would be nice. I guess the article is reasonably up to date, because I see "as of 2022" here and there. --Ypsilon (talk) 05:40, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• There are many undated listings, which means they were added before 2015. Ground Zero (talk) 21:09, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, probably. Yesterday and today I ran all of the listings through Google Maps. Some more photos here and there wouldn't hurt. Also, the detailed bus schedules from 2021 could be deleted... or kept to give the reader an approximate idea of whether they can expect one or ten buses a day from a certain place to Tirana. Ypsilon (talk) 20:34, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April

Place: Topic Blurb: Found worldwide, both a hazard and an attraction for travellers. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Any time Nominated by: Pashley (talk) 15:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Several people have been working on this & it now seems up to scratch.

Nomination

• Close - the Understand parts look good, for the individual volcanoes I think we could tell readers if it's possible/allowed/safe to get close to it (briefly - the details about individual tour companies, ticket prices and such can be left to the destination articles) or if they can only be seen from a distance. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:50, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I checked the ten first listings and I think there is adequate information. We shouldn't include info that varies from one year to the next – that info should go into the main listing – and active volcanos vary in their activity. I assume the extinct volcanos listed can be visited. –LPfi (talk) 21:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Close per Ypsi. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 21:49, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Looks highly useful, and I agree with User:LPfi that details like whether it is open or not are best left to the destination articles. The listings have a perfect level of detail as is. Mrkstvns (talk) 23:20, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. @Ypsilon, SHB2000: Is there still something important missing or something that should be changed? Some of the descriptions are unnecessarily short, but the article doesn't need to be star to be featured – and of the 100+ listings many are indeed adequate. –LPfi (talk) 19:37, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Nah, it LGTM now. Thanks for helping to improve it! --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 20:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I guess interested readers will also check out the destination article for information about visiting the volcano of choice and what to expect before going there. So I could as well support the article. --Ypsilon (talk) 04:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Hagi Blurb: One of Japan's most beautiful castle towns, of the 17th century castle itself only the moat, walls and garden remain. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Apr-May and Oct-Nov are reasonably dry and warm Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Our current OtBP nominees are either already in the schedule or "summer articles", so we need something for April 2024. How about this one, out of our many unfeatured guide articles about Japanese small towns. The fact that it has a static map with POIs reveals that it was written up to guide status before we had dynamic maps, though it has been updated regularly over the years. It could still use an update and some sections could perhaps be expanded.

Nomination

• Close per comment. Ypsilon (talk) 19:37, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support per nomination. Mrkstvns (talk) 21:46, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support The article has recently been updated, and looks good. I spent a night at Hagi Youth Hostel in 2005 and visited the castle, but didn't fully explore the city - I now know what I missed! AlasdairW (talk) 22:16, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Alasdair. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 05:30, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support I've worked to add destinations to the city and to bulk up some of the other sections. I think the article has now doubled in size. If there is anything lacking, please let me know. I'll try to fill in the gaps. ChubbyWimbus (talk) 12:20, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Excellent work, ChubbyWimbus and others. Support. --Ypsilon (talk) 13:26, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Addis Ababa Blurb: Ethiopia's capital is the seat of the African Union, and an important airline hub. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: October to May to avoid rain. Not sure about public events. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 10:33, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have had few nominees from Africa. This article was slushed in 2021 due to the Tigray War, which seems to be resolved now.

Nomination

• Comment: although the war only ended last month and was over a thousand kilometres from Addis Ababa, I think we should wait till late 2023 to feature this (but we'll probably feature this in late 2023 due to the scheduling anyway). I haven't read the article since I last nominated it, but I can remember it was looking good to go at the time. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 10:54, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Many of the listings are dated 2017, or are undated, so they are probably even older. I don't think that nominating articles that are out of date is a good use of time. Ground Zero (talk) 23:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• There has been peace for almost a year now, and it's not like we've featured African articles too often (especially not DotMs), so how about running this in April 2024? Will try to remember to check the listings some time before that. Ypsilon (talk) 19:51, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  The listings and Get in/Get around info are not yet checked and updated, it seems. –LPfi (talk) 08:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've now ran all listed places through Google Maps, and updated the get and around sections as much as possible using the Internet. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:41, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Neither the article's lead paragraph nor the blurb explain why a reader should want to visit the city. Ground Zero (talk) 17:13, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Ypsilon (talk) 17:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March

Place: Culturally significant landscapes in Jaén Blurb: There's a lot of history to explore in the mountains of rural Jaén. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or autumn perhaps, summer would be unbearably hot and winter maybe a bit chilly Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 18:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have a lot of FTT nominees for the summer of 2024 but for each of them there's some reason why it wouldn't fit into March's slot (which will appear in the schedule shortly). I intended to put James Cook there, but I don't know if people are OK with it or we should wait for some anniversary of at one of at some specific date. How about this one, then? I think we've never featured anything other than DotMs from Spain, so this would be the first FTT from there.

Nomination

• Very close - at a quick glance the article looks good apart from some kind of code error halfway down the article. Ypsilon (talk) 18:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work. I just had a read through this article: it's nice that it describes what's on that route in a detailed manner, but I find the lack of any information on the practical aspects of the route, such as road/rail conditions, getting between the points listed in each section, problematic. If/when this is fixed, I'll potentially support. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 11:35, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

According to Culturally_significant_landscapes_in_Jaén#Prepare "The route is designed to be done in a private vehicle." and "some of the places indicated in the route may not be accessible by public transport", and in the region there doesn't seem to be too many bus stops neither on Google maps nor Openstreetmap. --Ypsilon (talk) 17:00, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Iquitos Blurb: A metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, with great opportunities for boat safaris. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: After the Civil unrest in Perú settles down. While the dry season (Apr-Sep) is more comfortable, the wet season (Oct-Mar) is more appealing for wildlife watching. We are short on features for northern winter, and we usually feature Latin American cities for carnival season. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 01:23, 22 June 2022 (UTC), renominated by Ground Zero (talk) after updating in Jan 2023[reply] Comment: We haven't too many South American candidates, and this is an unusual city. Though its size, it can be considered off the beaten path for the difficulty to get there.

Nomination

• Support following recent updates. /Yvwv (talk) 13:19, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Schedule for March? Guanajuato has yet to get any support vote, and the article has some issues. Would anyone else support Iquitos? /Yvwv (talk) 12:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I would not support featuring anything from Peru until the civil unrest settles down. March is way too soon, and by how it's going, it seems the protests won't go away anytime in the near future. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 12:46, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

English-speaking media no longer mention the unrest in Peru, and wikipedia:Timeline of the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests English Wikipedia mentions no incidents for the last two weeks. Could anyone proficient in Spanish make a check-up of the current situation? /Yvwv (talk) 00:20, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

According to my reading of w:es:Convulsión social de Perú de 2022-presente it seems the protests calmed down temporarily in middle-February, but there was to be a great march to Lima on 13 March. My Spanish is not that good, but I conclude that the situation is still very volatile. –LPfi (talk) 09:23, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article now says that the unrest ended in "mid March" (the 24th). –LPfi (talk) 11:23, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Mrkstvns (talk) 17:11, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support --Ypsilon (talk) 13:12, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Tucson Blurb: The "Old Pueblo" features a lot of Spanish colonial and Mexican heritage. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Spring or fall (March 2024 maybe?) Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 15:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: The current year is, I think, the first year in a very long time if ever, when we haven't featured a single U.S. destination as DotM (only OtBP and FTT). So let's have one in the early 2024 and maybe one later. The Tucson article is tidy and doesn't lack content or pictures, the only thing is that the article may present the situation a few years ago and as such listings need to be run through Google Maps, dead links fixed and prices updated where applicable. Probably a good time to do this is a month or two before the article is featured rather than half a year earlier.

Nomination

• Some work needed - per my comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support but it needs work right now, most info is 2017 or earlier, eg "Old Tucson" is long gone. Nevertheless a well-constructed page for an interesting destination. March / April is a good time to feature, it was already damned hot when I was last there this May. Grahamsands (talk) 19:52, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• I just went through the article, and almost everything was still in business/had functioning websites (I think I had to delete just one restaurant), so let's run the article tomorrow. For the Old Tucson part, the article does say that "much of the barrio was destroyed when the Tucson Convention Center was built. " --Ypsilon (talk) 19:24, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February

Place: Singapore Changi Airport Blurb: Singapore Changi Airport just might be the world's best airport: with waterfalls, lush tropical gardens, swimming pools, free cinemas and amazing food, there are few better places to spend your layover. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Anytime Nominated by: Jpatokal (talk) 00:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: A great article for a great airport. Huge props to @Othello95: for adding so much content about Jewel in particular!

Nomination

• Support. The article looks very good, and the airport seems amazing! It would be good to bring the article up to star status with a few more good photos and some minor tweaking. I think it's not far from being a star. Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:46, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, though this article won't be run until late 2024 since we only recently featured Singapore/Orchard. Can't see anything missing from this (from my own personal experience) but agree that a few more photos would be desirable. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 00:17, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Great airport & a fine article. Pashley (talk) 02:14, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. per Pashley. Veracious (talk) 04:18, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: FTT for Feb 2024. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Puerto Morelos Blurb: More of a residential community than a purpose built tourist destination, from here you can access the sea and jungle alike (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Winter-early spring is the driest time of the year, and also I think the main tourist season in the Caribbean Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We've had a few Mexican features over the years, but only one OtBP and never anything from coastal Mexico - PM will fill these holes. This article has guide status, however most places lack coordinates (and at that we can check what's in business and what's not) and a few more photos.

Nomination

• Some work needed per comment. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Needs work – missing coordinates, addresses and lastedit fields. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 00:19, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  I spent a few hours on this article. Cleaned up the English a bit, verified all listings, removed places that were out of business (and added a few new ones to replace them), added coordinates, addresses, and lastedit fields. I think it's looking better. Do you guys see anything else that needs updating? Mrkstvns (talk) 02:51, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Great work! One thing to fix are several bullet points in See that are more of activities (swimming, diving etc.) and should be moved to the Do section, in fact those that are already described in the Do section could be deleted. Ypsilon (talk) 20:42, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. I've taken a stab at moving activities from "See" to "Do". Hope it's an improvement! Mrkstvns (talk) 18:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, now it looks great. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 03:06, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Didn't say it when deleting the "needs fixes" part in the schedule above a few hours ago, but thanks to the recent edits by Mrkstvns the article is now most certainly ready to be showcased on the main page in February. --Ypsilon (talk) 15:53, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Support The article seems complete to me and I like the town because it is quite UN-commercial compared to neighboring Cancun. (I find the DoTM banner for it to be amusing because I don't recall seeing a picture of their iconic leaning light shown from a perspective that makes it look like its standing upright. Good banner though! Mrkstvns (talk) 18:20, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Sucre Blurb: Bolivia's nominal capital is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a showcase of indigenous and colonial history. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: October to April to avoid the cold. Carnival in February. Nominated by: Yvwv (talk) 22:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We have few upcoming features from South America, and we never had a feature from Bolivia (except on The Other Site, back in 2006). The article has the essentials, but could mention more on topics such as the new airport, shopping, and crime.

Nomination

• Almost – a few see listings need descriptions, but that is relatively minor and this article can run as it is if it has to. Would love a feature from Bolivia! --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 06:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The "History" section also needs an update, as it doesn't seem to have been updated since the coup that ousted Evo Morales. I just changed one "is" to "was", but that's not enough. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article seems too good to be slushed, but the nomination hasn't received one support vote during the four months since it was nominated. Should it remain on the schedule? --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 14:13, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article has remained as is since, and I don't feel too comfortable running it during March when the issues raised by Ikan Kekek have not been fixed. I'm going to remove this off the schedule for the timebeing; feel free to revert me (but please let me know) once the issues have been fixed. In the meantime, I'll look for another article that could fit in the March section. Perhaps British Columbia? SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 07:19, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - Slush or not? I mean, some listings need more descriptions (the same issue as almost a year ago) but overall the article looks tidy and all listings have coordinates. The question is how up to date it is. --Ypsilon (talk) 14:24, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• I can support it now after updating the article, mainly deleting listings of places that don't exist, dead links and those bus prices that were at least 10 years old. The history section which was mentioned above could be expanded if someone wants to, but I don't see it as a requirement. The article is going on the main page next week. --Ypsilon (talk) 20:49, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• I would like to support this nomination. It's quite a good article and an interesting city that many travelers may not be aware of. Mrkstvns (talk) 18:16, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January

Place: Chinese phrasebook Blurb: If you plan a trip to China or elsewhere where Mandarin is spoken, it's useful to pick up some basic phrases even if Chinese may seem very hard to learn. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Anytime Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 15:47, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: I was thinking about what to put in January's FTT slot, then remembered we usually run a phrasebook around that time of the year and we still have at least a dozen at guide status that we haven't featured. So how about the Chinese phrasebook this time? We have at least two active wikivoyagers (User:廣九直通車 and User:The dog2) who know the language and can check the article for any factual errors. Everything is translated, though as always some photos would make the phrasebook more lively. Then, as Chinese is a tonal language, it could be useful to have audio clips like in the Portuguese phrasebook, but I guess they also take some time to create.

Nomination

• Close - may need more or less work, depending on if we think the audio clips are necessary. Ypsilon (talk) 15:47, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: If we want audio clips, it's best to get someone from northern China. Although I am fluent, my Singaporean accent comes out very strongly when I speak Mandarin, and Chinese people who are not familiar with the Singaporean accent will usually think I am from Guangdong. It's analogous to how even though my English is fluent, it still has a Singaporean accent and doesn't sound anything like King's English. The dog2 (talk) 16:04, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: There is some tradition to feature a phrasebook in the beginning of the year. Not sure whether it is rational; we might have fewer destinations suitable for northern winter. We also tend to have destinations relevant for Chinese New Year for January. In any case, it makes sense to feature this article in January/February. /Yvwv (talk) 20:17, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Audio clips would be ideal but I think we can feature without them. I'll try to add some photos in the next couple of weeks, and I've rephrased the blurb slightly for tone. —Granger (talk · contribs) 00:37, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per Granger. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 02:44, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Air Itam Blurb: The highlights in this gateway to Penang Hill are the Jade Emperor's Pavilion and Kek Lok Si Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Dec-Feb is the driest time of the year Nominated by: Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: We featured Georgetown as DotM in December 2014, so it's not too close time-wise to run this adjacent town. The article looks tidy, could use a little expansion though.

Nomination

• Almost - some sections, like Do, need to be expanded. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place: Tasmania Blurb: While the island state may have long moved on since its convict days, Tasmania holds a plethora of historic penal sites, photogenic mountains and one of the last few temperate rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere. (should not exceed ~145 characters) Article status: Guide (must be guide or above). Time to feature: Oct–Apr (during southern summer/early autumn). Nominated by: SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 01:32, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply] Comment: Nominating this article for DotM has been on my radar since January. Most articles have received a minor update (with some major updates too), having spent 2.5 months with this project. Historically, this site has also only ever had one Tasmanian feature: Hobart.

Nomination

• Support as nominator. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 01:32, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: With Queensland and British Columbia we are settling on a standard for featuring state-level destinations. The requirements are similar as for cities, but slightly different; the listing of venues in a state can hardly be complete. /Yvwv (talk) 17:45, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to the Landmarks section? SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 22:57, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Outcome: dotm for Jan 2024. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta) 05:58, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]