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06-14-2007, 07:24 PM
| | |  Potter films "giant advert" for Britain
MSNBC has a new article wherein the benefits of the Harry Potter films, in terms of the tourist industry within Britain, are discussed, with specific references to castles, colleges and cathedrals. Quote:
At Alnwick Castle, Britain’s largest inhabited castle after Windsor Castle, Philippa Pendrich said “We have done very well thank you.”
At the castle used for exterior shots in the movies, she said “Pre-Potter we had about 68,000 visitors a season. Last year we had about 195,000.”
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At Christ Church, one of Oxford University’s most famous colleges, head custodian Tony Fox said, “It has improved our economy no end, boosting revenue by 50 percent.”
“In pre-Potter days you would sit around for hours on end and get no one in,” he said of the dining hall used as the Great Hall in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Gloucester Cathedral feels equally blessed.
“We could potentially attribute 50,000 people over a couple of years to Potter,” said chapter steward Mark Beckett.
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06-14-2007, 07:29 PM
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That's a lot of extra business right there. If I went to Britain, Potter places would definitely be on my to visit list.
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06-14-2007, 07:30 PM
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| | Thestral
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Great article! 
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06-14-2007, 07:30 PM
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06-14-2007, 07:33 PM
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wow, Potter just makes business booming, doesnt it? | |
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06-14-2007, 07:34 PM
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Good to them. I know that if I ever go to England I'd def want to see some of the Potter's places
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06-14-2007, 07:35 PM
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cool!
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06-14-2007, 07:39 PM
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I've been to Alnwick castle, it's brillaint. I wouldn't have gone if it weren't for Harry Potter (and my friend inviting me   )
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06-14-2007, 08:00 PM
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Cool. One of my best friends was at Christ Church two days ago.
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06-14-2007, 09:34 PM
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Thats awsome!
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06-14-2007, 10:19 PM
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Well I certainly would go to those places if I went to England 
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they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
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06-14-2007, 10:43 PM
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I'd go if I was there.
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06-14-2007, 11:41 PM
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Potter is good for business. The positive impact is a blessing. | |
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06-15-2007, 01:08 AM
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Good side-effects, aren't they?
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06-15-2007, 01:48 AM
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That's cool!
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06-15-2007, 01:52 AM
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 Go potter! Go Jo! | |
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06-15-2007, 03:02 AM
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Fantastic!! | |
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06-15-2007, 04:13 AM
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I'd go to those places for sure - if only I lived in England...
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06-15-2007, 06:04 AM
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06-15-2007, 08:24 AM
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Who knew Harry Potter was good for business? Especially in the tourism sector? Lol. | |
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06-15-2007, 09:47 AM
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Cool! Maybe I should check these places out
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06-15-2007, 10:35 AM
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That's great!
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06-15-2007, 11:52 AM
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it's awesome for those ppl!
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06-15-2007, 01:54 PM
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That a lot of buisness and extra money
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