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New Survey Reveals British Holiday Makers Plan to Visit Top UK Movie Locations

In the wake of the travel chaos new research reveals that 76% are planning to holiday in the UK this year with over half of us keen to visit a film location for a movie filmed in the UK.
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In the wake of the travel chaos caused by the erupting Icelandic volcano new research reveals that 76% are planning to holiday in the UK this year.

Brits were polled on their travel motivations and 55% of those polled said they are keen to visit a film location for a movie filmed in the UK.

The poll shows that the top ten movies that were filmed in the UK is topped by The Full Monty, The Italian Job, the Harry Potter films, Gladiator and Braveheart.

. Introduction:

In the wake of the travel chaos caused by the Volcanic Ash Cloud new research reveals that 76% of Brits are planning to holiday in the UK and surprisingly more than half of us (55%) are planning to visit a film location while away. The research reveals the top ten movie locations that Brits would like to visit and a route has been created for holiday makers to visit 23 film locations of 39 films including all of the top ten films.

But what film locations do we really want to see on a UK wide road trip?

Joining us in the studio is Justin Reid from VisitBritain.

. Suggested Questions:

What are the top movie locations that were filmed in our area?

Are people in our area planning to holiday in the UK?

What are the favourite movies filmed in the UK as voted for by people in our area?

What is the best way to visit the UK's favourite film locations?

How did the idea of a Brit Flick Pilgrimage come about?

Where can we find out more information?