Wellington, Oct 23 – New Zealand’s tourism would bear losses in millions if ‘Hobbit’ films are not filmed here, says a tourism expert.
Simon Milne of the Auckland University of Technology’s Tourism Research Institute said that while he believed losses to the country were “immeasurable”, they would be significant.
“To lose an opportunity to plug in some major foreign dollars into the New Zealand economy would be devastating,” the New Zealand Herald quoted him as saying.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy created as many as 1500 jobs for actors.
Simon Milne of the Auckland University of Technology’s Tourism Research Institute said that while he believed losses to the country were “immeasurable”, they would be significant.
“To lose an opportunity to plug in some major foreign dollars into the New Zealand economy would be devastating,” the New Zealand Herald quoted him as saying.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy created as many as 1500 jobs for actors.
- 10/23/2010
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- RealBollywood.com
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