Wednesday, 29 Nov 2023

Travel Advisors Discuss the Impact of TV and Movies on European Travel

This trend shows no signs of slowing down.


Travel Advisors Discuss the Impact of TV and Movies on European Travel

I can say with a high degree of certainty that I wouldn't be writing articles like this one if it wasn't for television shows and movies about Europe.

Back in the mid-2000s, while I had a vague sense of wanting to see the world someday, I also had no plans in the works whatsoever.

Then I discovered a handful of travelogues, one iconic reality competition and a few movies based in Europe and things escalated rather quickly.

I still didn't own a passport, but I soon had a Tivo (remember those?) stacked with shows like Passport to Europe, The Amazing Race and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and movies like Love Actually & Ocean's 12.

In a matter of months, the wick of my wanderlust was lit and a decision had been made on where I needed to go first to dip my toe into this whole "traveling the world" thing: Europe.

The rest, as they say, is history.

And I'm not alone, not by a long shot. As many articles and academic studies on the matter have concluded, TV shows and movies are a massive driver of interest in European travel.

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