‘Australia’: The Next Big Travel Movie?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.19.08 | 10:49 AM ET

imageI caught the trailer for Baz Luhrman’s upcoming, travel-flavored epic in theaters this weekend, and it looks set to follow the likes of Into the Wild and Lord of the Rings as the next big-screen tourist-bait. (It also looks suspiciously like an Australian remake of Out of Africa, but that’s beside the point.)

The movie is angling to be a major holiday hit next month, and probably to scoop some award nominations, too; if that happens, don’t be surprised to see Western Australia and the Northern Territory popping up on a lot of travel wish lists. The Guardian has already run the first travel story I’ve seen on the flick—and I very much doubt it’ll be the last. Check out the trailer below.

Tags: Movies, Pop Culture Travel, Video, Australia & Pacific, Australia, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


4 Comments for ‘Australia’: The Next Big Travel Movie?

Lola 11.19.08 | 2:04 PM ET

Totally looking forward to this one

Graham 11.21.08 | 7:28 AM ET

This can only be a good thing for Australian tourism. There hasnt been much of a draw for quite some time, aparently things feel a bit short of expectations after the Sydney olympics. Something like this is exactly what our industry needed, and at a really great time. Not to mention, the australian dollar is worth 60 cents to the american, so come one, come all!

Graham

TambourineMan 11.21.08 | 4:42 PM ET

Oh boy. I love Oz, but I’d rather be force-fed vegemite-slathered-sardines than have to sit through this one.

Graham 11.21.08 | 6:48 PM ET

I agree, its not something im going to rush out and see but it will help! And Vegemte isnt that bad…!

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