In its 25th year of judging airports based on passenger surveys, the aviation ranking website Stytrax revealed on Thursday the world's best airports for 2024.
02.04.2024 - 11:27 / theguardian.com / Elvis Presley
Pondering where to go for your next trip? Why not take a cue from your favourite TV series or movie? More and more of us are getting inspiration for our travel plans from the locations where our most loved shows and films are set.
In fact “set-jetting” (see what they did there?) is one of the hottest new travel trends. According to research commissioned by Expedia, nearness to a film or TV location is now a major factor in people’s holiday plans. Two-thirds of travellers have considered taking a trip after seeing the location featured in a TV show or movie.
Travel experts say the trend began as we came out of lockdown, having binged on TV and films. When we were finally set free we wanted to relive some of the moments that had kept us entertained.
However the trend started, it’s a great way to get closer to a bit of showbiz glamour. It’s also a fun way to explore towns and cities you might not have thought of. And you don’t have to trot the globe to do it. Take the Hitchcock classic thriller Frenzy (1972), for example: when the film’s leading man Richard (played by Jon Finch) goes to meet an old RAF friend for help, he does so at London Hilton on Park Lane. In fact, you can spot Hilton properties in films as diverse as Elvis Presley’s Blue Hawaii (1961), the 007 classic Never Say Never Again (1983) and even Godzilla (2014).
And they often play host to professional set-jetters too, the film crews that use the hotels as production bases for some of Hollywood’s biggest, starriest movies. “Having a team dedicated to entertainment clients makes a huge difference as we are familiar with how the productions differ from the more regular corporate or leisure guests,” says Grant MacGadie, Hilton Hotels’ director of sales in entertainment. “We can educate the hotels on what to expect and how to adapt their style.”
For travellers obsessed with bingeable TV, Hilton has plenty of hotels situated near to memorable locations. So if you want to see where your favourite series are filmed, set-jetting with Hilton is for you …
Netflix’s time-hopping, tear-jerking adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel, got rave reviews when it premiered in February. It was shot all over Europe, with the crew travelling to Rome, Paros in Greece and Edinburgh among other locations. But many of its most memorable scenes were filmed in London.
Emma (Ambika Mod) and Dexter (Leo Woodall) sip vino from paper cups on Primrose Hill, while the Old Suffolk Punch pub in Hammersmith (sadly closed since lockdown), doubles for Loco Caliente, the restaurant where Emma occasionally works. Bella Roma in Lewisham was where Dexter and Emma had pizza, while in central London, you could grab something to eat at Maoz on Old Compton Street, which is where Dexter
In its 25th year of judging airports based on passenger surveys, the aviation ranking website Stytrax revealed on Thursday the world's best airports for 2024.
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What’s more American than a road trip? Like blue jeans and apple pie, it's so embedded in the culture that travelers from around the world plan a road trip just to experience our open highways and byways. From the iconic Route 66 stretching across the heartland to the rugged beauty of the Pacific Coast Highway, the US has no shortage of scenic routes. What sets the American road trip apart is the sheer diversity of experiences on offer, from camping under a star-spangled sky to exploring epic parks like the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. “Road trips offer an opportunity to venture out and connect with a multitude of people and experiences,” says Samantha Brown, the television host behind Samantha Brown’s Places to Love on PBS. At its most basic, Brown says, road tripping is about freedom.
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