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Set Jetting in Forbes

Forbes Traveler has a great article on set jetting, talking about a number of locations which are usually missed from most articles, but obviously remain a massive draw and it also goes to show that the effects of a film have a much longer-lasting and far reaching effect than many other forms of advertising.
It’s not […]


Set Jetting as Advertising

The BBC has an article which mentions something I hadn’t seen before, those clever beggers at VisitScotland and Scottish Screen actually commissioned a short film produced to exploit the tourism spin-offs for Scotland from the Da Vinci Code movie. The film cost £50,000 and forms part of a £1.3 million campaign and was designed […]


Set Jetting Links

Lindsay Hunt has written a great article on set jetting over at Visit Britain, but perhaps the best thing is the selection of links to other sources. Check it out to find our where even some of the most obscure films where shot, but beware it takes some trawling.


Jet Setting in Hawaii

The Hawaii Film Blog has some interesting posts on set jetting in (you guessed it) Hawaii, with films such as Jurassic Park and Blue Crush, plus TV series like Lost, Magnum PI and Hawaii Five-O filmed on the islands they have an illustrious history packed into a small area.


Da Vinci Tour

Welcome to Scotland has details of the Edinburgh city break from Dooley Vacations, which includes a 6 hour DaVinci Code and Scottish Borders Tour.
Your tour takes you south to the world famous Scott’s View, with stunning views over the Tweed Valley and the Eildon Hills. From here you travel to Melrose exploring the great Border […]


Visit Pride and Prejudice Country

For anyone interested in checking out locations for 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, featuring Kiera Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen you should check out the Visit Pride and Prejudice Country website. The site contains plenty of info about the film and locations as well as travel advice.
Pride and Prejudice wasn’t the only thing to be […]


Set Jetting Stats

Estate Angels has a very comprehensive rundown of just how much set jetting can add to tourism, with some seriously big stats showing what a boost it can be:
Locations featured in films and novels can benefit from a boost in tourism from Britain of up to 30 per cent according to new research from Halifax […]


Scotsman

The Scotsman has an interesting article on set jetting with some interesting figures:
More than a quarter of Britons say they have chosen a holiday destination after seeing it in a movie or a TV show, or having read about in a book.
The biggest beneficiary of set-jetting had been New Zealand after the success of the […]


USA Today

USA Today has an article on jet setting (well, train setting) in relation to The Da Vinci Code. It seems


Maltese Jet Setting

50 Connect have an article about set jetting in Malta, which has been the location for many sword and sandal epics including films such as Alexander, Troy, The Count of Monte Cristo and Gladiator (the replica of the Roman Colosseum used in the film was built at Fort Ricasoli, close to Valletta).


Set Jetting Boosts Visitors

This is Travel feature an article on Set Jetting. It’s quoted that it can cause a 30% rise in visitors although it goes on to say that because of its mention in The Da Vinci Code, Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland saw visitor numbers leap from 9,500 a decade ago to 68,000 in 2004. […]


Set Jetting

The Guardian recently reported on the growing popularity of set-jetting. A play on an old travel phrase, set-jetting describes visiting a location because you have seen it in a film or read about it in a book. This can be fairly general, Thailand has seen a 19% rise in tourism that has been […]