--- title: "52 Vintage Travel Ads to Inspire Your Bucket List ..." description: "India; Cuba; Pan American Airlines; New Jersey Shore; London Calling; More ..." url: "https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/vintage-travel-ads-to-inspire-your-bucket-list/" category: "travel" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # 52 Vintage Travel Ads to Inspire Your Bucket List ... As much as I love looking at high res travel photos, I find vintage travel ads just as inspiring. Eye-catching posters were used long before travel brochures and photo websites to entice tourists to fabulous destinations all over the world. Produced by some of the best graphic artists and designers of the day, these vintage travel ads are works of art in their own right. ## 1. India ![India](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nb/qh/lqf3wx3b_412x640.jpg) Via [Haus Design: Vintage Travel Posters](http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/2011/07/vintage-travel-posters.html) The elephant is so cute. Who wouldn't want to visit? More great vintage travel ads to come. ## 2. Cuba ![Cuba](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pm/wm/sz2zxlba_287x448.jpg) Via [Havana- Welcome To Cuba Masterprint ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Doesn't she just make you want to get sashaying to sexy Cuban rhythms. ## 3. Pan American Airlines ![Pan American Airlines](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/je/rs/podtnbyr_404x640.jpg) Via [Oh...the places you'll go...](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/493988652847866613/) All wave to the people up top. ## 4. New Jersey Shore ![New Jersey Shore](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a8/s3/j43drde4_288x480.jpg) Via [The Patriots of Mars: Image ...](http://patriotsofmars.blogspot.com/2012/04/image-index.html) This reminds me of my childhood holidays in Cornwall. ## 5. London Calling ![London Calling](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/m2/bi/x0echouw_600x862.jpg) Via [nineteenseventythreeltd: Interview: Pintachan.](http://nineteenseventythreeltd.blogspot.com/2012/09/interview-pintachan.html) A classic image for a classic city. ## 6. Wisconsin ![Wisconsin](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ze/yp/k7wklq4h_522x750.jpg) Via [Shine United](https://shineunited.com/) Loving how the train engine is cheese colored. ## 7. Australia ![Australia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sl/nb/optnjeml_366x472.jpg) Via [Australia: Parrots, c.1930's Posters by ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This one doesn't seem that "Australian" to me! ## 8. Hawaii ![Hawaii](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/my/nc/jk8h8pxl_325x463.jpg) Via [Posters at AllPosters.com](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A classic depiction of Diamond Head ## 9. California ![California](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kv/n1/eabjmgw3_292x640.jpg) Via [SCN_0045](https://www.flickr.com/photos/49327355@N03/4522063083/in/photostream/) I'm ready to strap on you water skis - are you? ## 10. Houston _ Via andersondesigngroupstore.com_ Don't you find it interesting that the 1950's stylisation of a jet airplane looks uncannily like a space shuttle? ## 11. Venice,Italy ![Venice,Italy](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tc/vw/vngvopbu_570x855.jpg) Via [Italy Venice Rialto Bridge Vintage ...](http://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Not much has changed in Venice in many decades. ## 12. Denmark ![Denmark](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/np/tc/xn5ngmv1_381x593.jpg) Via [art.findartinfo.com](https://goo.gl/glM4IM) Probably one of the most unrealistic vintage travel ads out there. Denmark is a fabulous country but that picture is not representative. ## 13. Canine Travel ![Canine Travel](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wk/ok/ta6v7po2_214x300.jpg) Via [Buttercup Bungalow](http://buttercupbungalow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-08-21T12:22:00-04:00&max-results=50) I wonder if when they designed this they would have ever imagined dog passports and dogs traveling by airplane. ## 14. Palm Springs, USA ![Palm Springs, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ns/bv/a9diw63c_511x1072.jpg) Via [Wedding Inspiration](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/129337820518071866/) Check out how much jewelry this gorgeous beach babe is wearing. ## 15. Haiti _ Via The Poster Lady - Travel ..._ From the days when American tourists had a love affair with Haiti. Haiti was once the most popular destination in the Caribbean. ## 16. United Airlines ![United Airlines](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rm/d0/kym8gl0f_600x834.jpg) Via [Pitch Me Another!: Vintage Airline ...](https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/pitch-me-another-vintage-airline-ads) Can you imagine that leg room and space on an airplane today/ ## 17. Australia ![Australia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qj/ay/ytptsixi_464x733.jpg) Via [Immigration Museum](https://simplycirculate.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/immigration-museum/) Even in black and white Australia is enticing. ## 18. San Francisco, USA ![San Francisco, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ln/j6/vvv7eb7v_366x472.jpg) Via [United Airlines San Francisco c.1950 ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This one captures everything tourists know and love about San Fran. ## 19. Bermuda ![Bermuda](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wc/u7/nadp0drz_451x750.jpg) Via [Swann Galleries - Bermuda Date ...](https://swanngalleries.tumblr.com/post/27998845081/bermuda-date-unknown-somehow-the-beaches-of) Who could resist that ocean? ## 20. Veracruz, Mexico ![Veracruz, Mexico](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/oi/dh/aq56c0gt_444x640.jpg) Via [Enormous Flowers](https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/6847428507/in/photostream) What a riot of color. ## 21. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA _ Via bendbungalow.com_ The elk is a magnificent specimen isn't he? ## 22. Michigan, USA ![Michigan, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ln/y4/x6vy0fca_570x836.jpg) Via [Vintage Michigan Travel Ad - ...](http://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) What family could resist the promise of so much fun? ## 23. United Airlines ![United Airlines](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tk/x8/wmxu4ao4_323x447.jpg) Via [Pitch Me Another!: Vintage Airline ...](https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/pitch-me-another-vintage-airline-ads) Remember those days you didn't have to pay extra for airline food? ## 24. Disneyland ![Disneyland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dl/xc/u8xj2q15_302x450.jpg) Via [Amusements at the Carnival](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/87749892709991085/) Can you imagine a poster for Disney these days being so muted and understated? ## 25. Brittany, France ![Brittany, France](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yw/i7/xkqys2ay_580x800.jpg) Via [090 LA BAULE.jpg by Lucien ...](https://www.pbase.com:443/fic123/image/60411804) So stylish, so simple, so French! ## 26. Switzerland ![Switzerland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fp/bp/q96ozzmm_344x550.jpg) Via [Carteles y afiches de viajes ...](https://defharo.com/retro-posters-afiches-viajes/) The Land of the Alps. Says it all doesn't it. ## 27. Peru ![Peru](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ng/i2/jvzoka3w_366x464.jpg) Via [Pan Am Peru of the ...](https://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) How they used to advertise Machu Picchu ## 28. Union Pacific Railways ![Union Pacific Railways](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t9/ig/hj2dse41_400x563.jpg) Via [Marketing and Advertising](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/66991113177495043/) Fashionable ladies take the train! ## 29. Leningrad,Russia ![Leningrad,Russia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rl/qi/ayw6i707_361x518.jpg) Via ["Leningrad," circa 1931](http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/russia_pages/russia_2/leningrad1.htm) Am loving the use of Soviet gray to promote one of the great Russian cities. ## 30. Hawaii ![Hawaii](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ff/hj/ynlb1gcl_400x528.jpg) Via [Found in Mom's Basement: Vintage ...](https://pzrservices.typepad.com/) This charming picture would certainly induce me to book a trip to Hawaii. ## 31. Ireland ![Ireland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c2/wg/uod3e0rz_350x537.jpg) Via [Found in Mom's Basement: Vintage ...](https://pzrservices.typepad.com/) Fancy a trip to the Emerald Isle? ## 32. Montana, USA _ Via Welcome to Montana Travel Poster_ What a great depiction of Montana. ## 33. Brittany, France _ Via decologue_ The essence of Brittany. ## 34. The Philippines ![The Philippines](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nt/v6/ll2jf0nh_344x550.jpg) Via [DP Vintage Posters - Northwest ...](https://www.dpvintageposters.com/) These days we're more likely to be seduced by the white sand beaches of Boracay. ## 35. Montana, USA ![Montana, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t5/ev/owyfkxpr_600x900.jpg) Via [Vintage Travel and Tourism Ads ...](https://www.vintageadbrowser.com/travel-ads-misc-years/5) How cool is it that they featured women fishing in the Gallatin River rather than men? ## 36. Norway ![Norway](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hy/ot/p0ms2jdv_547x768.jpg) Via [Norway Poster, Vintage Norwegian Travel ...](http://www.ebay.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) So simple, so effective, so bang on point. ## 37. Chamonix-Mont. Blanc, France ![Chamonix-Mont. Blanc, France](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ew/vj/kftthoed_361x508.jpg) Via [Chamonix-Mont. Blanc](https://www.thealtastore.com/catalog/item/1255846/859747.htm) All year round advertising on one travel poster. ## 38. Chicago, USA _ Via Buckingham Fountain_ A fountain as the focal point promises dramatic sighs on the streets of the Windy City. ## 39. Hyderabad, India ![Hyderabad, India](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g3/mt/nt0t2i24_480x763.jpg) Via [Hey Oscar Wilde!](https://heyoscarwilde.tumblr.com/page/4) Is it my imagination or is that Doctor Who's TARDIS in the bottom left? ## 40. New York, USA ![New York, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/j5/tf/zglkctr5_301x450.jpg) Via [New York by Pennsylvania Railroad ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A timeless message that never changes. ## 41. Tokyo, Japan _ Via Lufthansa - Tokio_ Minimalist yet effective - the essence of Japan. ## 42. Naples, Italy ![Naples, Italy](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cb/lw/sjcoj5tp_340x550.jpg) Via [Carteles y afiches de viajes ...](https://defharo.com/retro-posters-afiches-viajes/) The sweeping bay of Naples takes center stage. ## 43. USA ![USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yd/nz/z7t3yldw_414x640.jpg) Via [Greyhound Presents The USA](https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/7498476936/in/photostream) Travel by bus to see the best the US has to offer. ## 44. Spain _ Via The Vintage Poster - Otto ..._ Sultry Spanish ladies still beckon you to sample the charms of the Iberian Peninsula. ## 45. Rome, Italy ![Rome, Italy](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/m8/v1/q1q3iovt_334x488.jpg) Via [Rome Italy Tourism Travel Vintage ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) I think this couild be any ancient city in Mediterranean Europe. ## 46. Europe ![Europe](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l7/q7/jd12ydb6_375x456.jpg) Via [Pan American: Fly to Europe ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) A stylized skyline that is instantly recognizable as Europe. ## 47. Colorado,USA ![Colorado,USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r5/up/ddlcn7jz_343x473.jpg) Via [Braniff Airways Poster Art](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191332684139190341/) It's good to be reminded of all these once famous airlines that no longer exist. ## 48. The Blue Mountains, Australia _ Via Blue Mountains NSW Australia_ The message couldn't be more clear. ## 49. Minnesota Lakes,USA ![Minnesota Lakes,USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c4/hm/fmdyleef_266x400.jpg) Via [Minnesota Lakes Fashion Lady Boat ...](http://www.ebay.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Whatever the product beautiful women have always been at the heart of advertising. ## 50. Scotland - ![Scotland -](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zd/m9/nqpps8nv_383x480.jpg) Via [King's Cross for Scotland, LNER, ...](http://www.allposters.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) This is one of the vintage travel ads that truly displays the classic art deco design. ## 51. Hangon Merikylpyla,Finland _ Via cometofinland.fi_ Travel posters are also a great source of he fashions of the day. ## 52. 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