Articles tagged “film”

Fargo only needs to look at Scranton for a little peace of mind: The Office was filmed in LA, but the small-town continues has received a huge tourism boost from the series’ close ties with the town.

The state’s $100,000 marketing boost comes on the heels of the much-publicized debut of Baz Luhrmann’s "Great Gatsby," which will keep momentum rolling if fans start heading to locations mentioned in the movie.

There’s intense competition for the revenue that film shoots bring in, and there are plenty of cities willing to look more generic to get a piece of LA’s booming tourism market.

Film and TV branding is new battleground for big-ticket destination marketing, and lot more research needs to be done in how travelers get influenced with these branding campaigns.

This is the new battleground for big-ticket destination marketing.

Disney could swoop in and pay big dollars, but Universal is the logical fit for now.

Jordan's the only country in that region that's safe enough these day. It has been making a concerted push since Arab Spring, especially in digital arena, to make people aware of that fact.

Finding a way to serve as a film set is becoming one of the quickest ways to ensure a boost in tourism for small towns and regional attractions.

Taiwan is never mentioned as the setting of the film so it’ll need to push itself as the true source of scenery to see a tourism boost, much like New Zealand made itself synonymous with Middle-Earth.

This works both ways with Indians traveling to view their favorite sets in the UK as well and exemplifying how a cultural exchange can be more influential than forced marketing.