-The result was a slight surprise, because Ottawa does not enjoy extremely high popularity as a travel destination. Its strengths, however, are an exceptionally large supply of both urban and outdoor activities combined with one of the happiest people in the world, summarizes Mr. Markku Vettenniemi, the CEO of Info Center International Ltd, maintaining the HappyTellus.com service.
Looking at the happiest summertime destinations, number one is found in the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Africa, where the small island state of Malta offers most enjoyable surroundings for a summer holiday. As far as winter sports destinations are concerned, Finnish and Swedish Lapland were ranked in the top having equal scores with Ottawa.
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