There are several reasons cited by travelers for visiting the UK. One obvious such reason is to visit world- famous sites such as the Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben. Another reason is to attend iconic events such as Glastonbury or Edinburgh Festival. One less cited, but increasingly popular justification is to visit the locations and sets used for some of the most popular TV shows and films. This us turning out to be a highly lucrative revenue stream. Global published Travelzoo has compiled a comprehensive business research report on the overall extent of this screen tourism, with its impact on British tourism. An infographic has been compiled for the same. It was found out that the Game of Thrones series alone had contributed £50 million in to the economy of Northern Ireland, with a similar outlandish impact across the board.

Source:https://www.tourism-review.com/film-related-inbound-tourism-in-uk-news11231

Uploaded Date:02 November 2019