A group of Cornell graduate students is currently working with the Zambian government to increase tourism in Zambia –– which, they hope, will ultimately lead to a better economy.

When people go to Rome, are they going to see the remains of Ancient Rome or the modern marvels in today's Rome? Oleksander Bilyk explains.

Like people, there are tourist traps of all types, colors, shapes and sizes.

For example, a restaurant that is sparsely populated with native speakers but that also touts a near-perfectly translated English menu is a sure low-grade tourist trap. If you have just ordered “crude ham with broiled cheese and salad green,” you will be paying too much for that croque monsieur, monsieur.

With its sweeping hills and unique architecture, Cornell offers a great deal of beauty for its students. But is that beauty enough to turn Cornell into a tourist destination? In The New York Times Travel Section from Mar. 1, Jane Margolies praised the Ithaca campus as one of five campuses that “have become popular tourist draws for their cultural offerings.”

Ithaca, as the urban capital of the Finger Lakes, is a common stop on journeys to the various vineyards and other local attractions for New York City residents, according to The Times. Cornell, as the largest attraction in the city, draws a large number of those visitors.