It's always going to be tough to capture everything your country has to offer in a�catchy slogan, but sometimes tourist boards miss the mark by miles.
In no particular�order, here are some of the most ill-advised tourism slogans we've come across.
Seen any other howlers? Share them in the comments section below.
'It's got to be Austria'
When the Terminator has your back, no claim is too outrageous.
Does it really have to be? Or perhaps you were actually Googling for Australia?�
This tourist slogan is far too presumptuous. After all, in its immediate�neighborhood there's Italy, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic,�Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia to choose from.
We just can?t help�but feel that this alpine nation would do better to draw on its most famous export -? Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A cheeky alternative:�Austria should ask the star of "The Terminator" to�be their official spokesperson, and put a little twist on his famous catchphrase: ?Austria --�You?ll Be Back."
'Colombia, the only risk is wanting to stay'
If it's risky to stay, should we bother arriving? In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Colombia went through a period of political turmoil known�simply as ?The Violence.? Some 180,000 people were killed.
Then came the�ruthless 1970s narc lords, most notoriously the Medell�n Cartel under Pablo Escobar.
In�recent decades there?s been the ongoing insurgency by FARC guerillas and an American-supported war on drugs.
More on CNN: Meet a drug lord's brother on Pablo Escobar Trail
Still, we?re sure a comforting slogan will make holidaying tourists forget all that.
A cheeky alternative: ?Colombia ?- forget everything.?
'Albania, A New Mediterranean Love'
Somewhere in this picture, there's a beach. We're sure.
One of Europe?s poorest nations, Albania isn't a common entry on many must-visit lists.
For much of the second half of the 20th century, the hermetic country was off-limits to foreigners. The Communist�government even made the decision to shun its only friends the Soviet�Union and China, for being what they deemed to be revisionist to the ideals of Stalinism.
A cheeky alternative: ?Albania, you don?t even know where we are.?
'I Feel Slovenia'
World's prettiest case of mistaken identity.
Thanks to similar names and flags, Slovenia is often confused with fellow Eastern European nation Slovakia.
In 1999, Texas Governor George W. Bush told a Slovakian�journalist: ?The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned firsthand from your�foreign minister, who came to Texas.?
Bush had actually met with the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek. Still, we don?t imagine the Slovenians are concerned.
A cheeky alternative:�?Slovenia ?- not Slovakia.?
'Canada -- Keep Exploring'
So much to see, there's no time to enjoy it.
With this slogan you can almost imagine a mountie standing at the border politely�asking tourists to, ?Move along, there?s nothing to see here.?
Are they admitting that the�scenery is more spectacular in Alaska, or the food better south of the border?
A cheeky alternative:�?Canada ?- more than just a polite United States.?
'Touching Moments Experience Macau'
Touching moments at monuments you shouldn't touch.
Sure, the ruins of St. Paul's are impressive, but we're not going to cry over them.
The problem with this slogan is wordiness. ?Touching moments," ?experience? ?- just one of these would do, though none actually captures the charms of the former Portuguese colony.
There's also the small matter of the�music and video that goes with the slogan. It begins with a gently strumming Iberian guitar and a woman softly singing, ?Touch me, with your romance ...?
Around the 35-second mark, the tempo zooms forward and the poor lounge crooner is hardly able to keep up.
Did we�touch too much?
A cheeky alternative:�?Macau ?- welcome mainlanders, this way to the casinos!?
'You in Greece'
They have Santorini, and all they can come up with is, "You are here"?
Yes you are -? or more likely, you would have been if you hadn't been put off by this�grammar-challenged tourism slogan.
1) If we're already in the country, why are they still trying to attract us?�
2) Is there a problem with tourists wandering across the border�from Macedonia who are unsure where they are?
3) This slogan doesn't end here, but extends io, ?You in Athens,? ?You in Thessaloniki? and the confusing ?Youth in Greece."
A cheeky alternative:�?Greece: We could really use your money.?
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