Tourist

The French citizen had arrived from New Caledonia for a holiday with his family and made the joke while going through airport security.

RNZ reports he was charged with disrupting or alarming conduct at an airport, a violation of the country's Aviation Security Act, which carries a maximum fine of $US3,800.

The man pleaded guilty to the offence and in setting the fine at $US500 the judge noted the man is a regular visitor to Vanuatu and had contributed to the country's economy.

Noel Santillan had planned to drive from Keflavik International Airport to a hotel in central Reykjavik – but a spelling mistake sent him six hours away to a remote fishing town in Siglufjorour, North Iceland, reported theIceland Monitor.

A Siglufjorour resident who answered the door at midday was astonished when a weary-looking Santillan held out a piece of paper and politely enquired if he was at the right address.

Residents stroll along a recently completed harbour promenade under gleaming new streetlights, enjoying sea breezes while relaxing on newly installed metal benches.

Missing are the tourists. As foreign visitors flood Havana and a select group of other colonial cities and beach resorts, Cuba's second-largest city is suffering a tourist drought.

But Australian travel operators with commitments to each nation have quickly implemented strategies to encourage visitors and to assist rebuilding efforts.