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06-14-2007, 06:24 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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06-15-2007, 02:26 PM
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this article shows that even fantasy books
do more than just make children happy
it helps nation's economies
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06-15-2007, 03:52 PM
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06-15-2007, 04:33 PM
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06-15-2007, 05:21 PM
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It's so great that Potter has helped business in Britain!!
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06-15-2007, 08:21 PM
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Great article!
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06-15-2007, 08:32 PM
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06-16-2007, 06:28 AM
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That is a heck of alot more money they are getting!!
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