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TAR 22 Ep 3 "Like James Bond Again"
Plaidmoon:
Here's the next story, which is mainly pointing out how good the show will be for tourism:
http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/amazing-race-throws-spotlight-canterbury-5359443
The Amazing Race throws spotlight on Canterbury
Published: 3:22PM Monday March 04, 2013 Source: ONE News
Canterbury's landscapes and adventure tourism activities will get a burst of publicity to millions of TV viewers as the reality show The Amazing Race puts the spotlight on the province.
In an episode being broadcast across US prime-time TV tonight, contestants in The Amazing Race will be seen adventuring their way across the expansive Mid Canterbury region in a race to their next pit stop, at the spectacular golf resort of Terrace Downs.
The contestants will go jet boating on the Rakaia River, quad biking through high country streams, and pilot rally cars around one of New Zealand's oldest high country stations.
"We couldn't ask for better publicity for our region,'' said Experience Mid Canterbury Tourism general manager Nigel Birt.
The Amazing Race has a huge audience in the United States and many other countries and this kind of exposure is "invaluable", he said.
"It will really give viewers a taste of the adventure activities and breath-taking scenery we have to offer and hopefully inspire them to jump on a plane and come visit,'' Birt said.
Many local tourism operators assisted during the filming, which took place last November. It is the fourth time New Zealand has featured in The Amazing Race but the first time contestants in the show have visited Canterbury.
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Phil Keoghan, the award-winning host of The Amazing Race, grew up in Canterbury and said as a proud ambassador for the region he is thrilled to introduce it to viewers in America and around the world.
"I am very proud and, of course, very excited about letting people understand what makes Canterbury such a fantastic destination," Keoghan said.
"I felt tremendous pride being able to share Canterbury with not only the crew but of course the millions of people around the world who will see what a special place we have. Places are about people and that will come through loud and clear during this very special episode.''
Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter said he is thrilled Keoghan chose to feature Canterbury so prominently.
"Canterbury offers the perfect adventure environment for The Amazing Race. We are delighted with the outstanding audience reach that this opportunity provides in the high value US market. Hopefully it will lead to more Americans putting the Canterbury region on their must-visit list,'' Hunter said.
The Amazing Race episode featuring Canterbury goes to air on major American broadcast channel CBS today, Monday 4 March NZT (Sunday US time) and will also be broadcast in several other countries.
New Zealand viewers should get to see it on TV2 later this year.
Plaidmoon:
The last one is a web page for New Zealand tourism, which has mainly a recap of the episode and some additional tourist attractions in the Christchurch area. The text isn't anything we don't know about the episode, so I won't copy it over here. I'm including it mainly because it has some nice pictures.
http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/amazing-race/
Theo:
Wow. That is really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Plaidmoon. It proves that The Amazing Race has such an huge impact. Love it!
georgiapeach:
And the best!!
--- Quote ---Like in every major operation, things did not all go as planned when the plane from Tahiti was delayed and the teams did not arrive until Sunday night, instead of Sunday morning.
The Guardian understands the contestants slept in 12 tents at the Rakaia Gorge before competing the next day and racing back to Christchurch on Monday afternoon for their next leg into Asia.
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maf:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on March 06, 2013, 09:59:47 AM ---And the best!!
--- Quote ---Like in every major operation, things did not all go as planned when the plane from Tahiti was delayed and the teams did not arrive until Sunday night, instead of Sunday morning.
The Guardian understands the contestants slept in 12 tents at the Rakaia Gorge before competing the next day and racing back to Christchurch on Monday afternoon for their next leg into Asia.
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Which probably means that the keep on racing thing was improvised as well to get back on the original schedule.
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