‘Palin Effect’: Next Stop, Eastern Europe
Travel Blog • Julia Ross • 09.18.07 | 2:42 PM ET
Likeable travel host Michael Palin launched a new series on BBC over the weekend, and UK tour operators are bracing for the fallout. It seems Palin’s “New Europe” series—in which he explores the length of Eastern Europe, from Estonia to Albania—could trigger something tour companies have dubbed the “Palin Effect”: a spike in bookings to any country the Monty Python alumnus highlights. “Previous Michael Palin series including Himalaya and Sahara resulted in a surge of interest in countries such as Bangladesh that were previously not really on the tourist map,” one tour operator told the Telegraph. “We were surprised by the effect it had.” Let’s hope Palin’s fans leave a lighter footprint than the stag party weekenders lately buffeting cities like Riga and Prague.
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TSR 09.20.07 | 3:22 PM ET
I think its great Michael Palin is highlighting countries like Bangladesh (where I was born). Estonia is also an interesting country. I just ran into a website about Estonia the other day - it is a Documentary about Estonia’s Singing Revolution:
http://singingrevolution.com