Travellers opt for 'location vacation' holidays
The "location vacation" phenomenon - where people take film-inspired holidays - is on the increase, it was revealed today.
As many as 34% of British travellers have been moved to take trips after seeing films, a survey by travelsupermarket.com found.
India is a hot destination thanks to the box-office smash Slumdog Millionaire
The company said that it now expected to see much interest in visits to the locations used in The Young Victoria film that has just gone on release.
Starring Emily Blunt, the movie features such places as Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire and Arundel Castle in West Sussex.
The survey of 2,0161 adults showed that Londoners were most likely to be inspired by a film location, followed by those in north west England.
The Welsh were most likely to holiday in the UK this year followed by people in north east England and Yorkshire.
Peter Smith, of travelsupermarket.com, said: "We all have our daydreams of visiting the beautiful places we see on the big screen, but it seems that we are living the dream and visiting these places for real.
"Britain is a hot choice this year for holidaymakers from both the UK and abroad, and has a hugely diverse range of attractions on offer."
Travelsupermarket.com's top "location vacation" destinations are:
1. Slumdog Millionaire - India
2. The Beach - Thailand
3. Australia (the Nicole Kidman movie) - Australia
4. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Cephalonia, Greece
5. Lord of the Rings - New Zealand
6. Memoirs of a Geisha - Kyoto, Japan
7. Braveheart - Scotland
8. Out of Africa - Kenya
9. Hideous Kinky - Marrakech, Morocco
10.Ocean's Eleven - Las Vegas
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