The 2014 Destination of the Year

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The 2014 Destination of the Year

It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2014 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics. Now we take a brief look back at the best and worst of 2014 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.

Does it seem like everyone and their mom went to Iceland in 2014?

Iceland had a stellar year, thanks in part to Mother Nature turning up the heat on Bardarbunga volcano just enough to attract the world’s attention (but not to ground flights), and also thanks to irresistible travel porn videos like this one.

The premieres of filmed-in-Iceland movies like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Oblivion put Iceland’s incredible scenery in front of the eyeballs of the general public, while specialized travel like corporate retreats and destination weddings brought visitors who maybe wouldn’t before have considered Iceland for a trip.