An excellent example of film tourism is shown in today's Guardian that centres around the little known town of Forks in Washington state that has become an instant tourist destination thanks to Vampire flick "Twilight."
When she decided to set her books in the town of Forks (population 3,120) on the basis that it is one of the rainiest places in America, she inadvertently changed the town's fortunes. Last month 16,000 Twilight tourists alighted on the Washington state town, twice as many visitors than it received the entire previous year. Fans eat at Twilight restaurants, drink at Twilight bars and can have their photographs taken by a truck purporting to belong to the novels' heroine, Bella...
Such amazing fortunes for such a small town. If only it was so easy to promote so many other places, (writers take note).....
To see more of this story go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/13/twilight-stephenie-meyer-vampire-film
Barticus.
When she decided to set her books in the town of Forks (population 3,120) on the basis that it is one of the rainiest places in America, she inadvertently changed the town's fortunes. Last month 16,000 Twilight tourists alighted on the Washington state town, twice as many visitors than it received the entire previous year. Fans eat at Twilight restaurants, drink at Twilight bars and can have their photographs taken by a truck purporting to belong to the novels' heroine, Bella...
Such amazing fortunes for such a small town. If only it was so easy to promote so many other places, (writers take note).....
To see more of this story go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/13/twilight-stephenie-meyer-vampire-film
Barticus.
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