Shiny Happy People
Where: Vanuatu
Remember the kids' song: "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands?" Well, the cheerful people of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu have been clapping themselves silly since it was announced earlier in the year that they were number one on the New Economics Foundation list of happy countries. That version of the happy list (there are rivals!) uses a combination of general well-being and environmental conditions to reach its results.
83 islands make up Vanuatu, and if you want to explore some of them, the Vanuatu Tourism Office has picked up on this whole "we're so happy" thing, and has recently introduced the Happy Country Passport promotion. Freebies galore include guided tours, massages, cocktails and trips to volcanos (and hopefully back), plus lots of discounts for stuff like car rental, meals, kayak hire and shopping.
If the smiling faces on the website are any indication, these Vanuatuans really are a chipper bunch. You can make 'em even happier by spending your holiday dollars there.
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