Oprah Downunder
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Oprah Winfrey Come On Down! Australia Welcomes Oprah Downunder
Oprah Winfrey surprised and delighted her audience on Monday, September 13th, 2010 by announcing she's taking the whole lot of them on a trip to Australia. The trip was taken in December 2010 when she took 300 of her most devoted fans half-way around the world to experience a taste of Australia during a whirlwind tour.
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The Oprah Effect - What Was The Verdict?
What impression did Oprah leave Australia with?
"Tourism industry pins it all on the Big O
To get a product plug from arguably the most powerful woman in the world is no small feat. But to receive four hours of lovin' broadcast in 145 countries around the world to literally hundreds of millions? Priceless. At least that's what our tourism industry is banking on.
As you'll know by now, Oprah Winfrey flew 302 of her American audience members to Oz for a week of touring. The grand dame of daytime checked out the sites and sounds on Hamilton Island, at Uluru, and the best of the rest in Melbourne and Sydney on her whistle-stop visit, whilst audience members opted for short excursions catered to their interests (foodies feasted at the fabulous Tower Lodge in the Hunter, rev-heads cruised the Great Ocean Road, animal-lovers overnighted at Taronga Zoo's Roar 'n Snore, and the like). But not without a few raised eyebrows."
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Will Oprah's Visit To Australia Bring Tourists Downunder?
Oprah showed just how fantastic Australia is for a vacation.
Australia has been in the news a lot recently, first came Oprah Winfrey's announcement to bring 300 of her most loyal fans on a trip of a lifetime then came the Canberra floods. Oprah's visit took place in December during idyllic conditions and almost as soon as she left the heavens opened so that by the time her show Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure went to air, an area the size of France and Germany combined was under water in Queensland. Then came the flooding of Brisbane, the worst in more than 30 years, the flooding of Victoria, three tropical cyclones, the worst a category 5, hit Queensland for another round, bushfires in Western Australia and a heatwave in Sydney. So did Oprah's visit do enough or has all the bad press turned visitors away?
ElleDeeEsse predicts:
Oprah's showcase of Australia will still bring in lots of eager visitors
Here's How Oprah Announced It
An audience of 300 to share Oprah's experience in Australia
Oprah's Visit Is Making Headlines
The Media Is Going To Love This Trip
- A plea from our own lost soles: just say no to uggs
- AMONG the phenomena that Australians are unjustly blamed for is the ubiquity of the ugg boot. In these straitened times, when hardly anyone can afford decent footwear, everybody in Britain seems to be wearing them. They are not wearing the glamour uggs ...
- Heady times on the Croisette
- His next, The Butler, is based on the true tale of an African-American (Forest Whitaker, with Oprah Winfrey as his wife) who was a presidential butler in the White House for 46 years. Hopscotch's other key acquisition was the biopic of Princess Grace ...
- Zip lines spread across the US as the rides soar in popularity
- In 2010, actor Hugh Jackman injured his eye when he rode a zip line for an Oprah Winfrey television special in Australia and ran into lighting gear. But most zip line injuries, say zip line operators, take place on lines built by amateurs who ignored ...
- Disaster date
- Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone has been heating up Australian television screens for years but it wasn't until Oprah Winfrey took a shine to the 36-year-old and put him on her show that he became known worldwide. Kate Waterhouse caught up with ...
How Did Tourism Australia Pull It Off?
Getting Oprah Winfrey Is A Tourism Coup
''For years, people have been trying to get major TV shows to come down and broadcast, and other countries have also had a bit of a crack at it,'' says Andrew McEvoy, managing director of Tourism Australia. ''It's in no way a new idea. Our achievement has been to get it across the line.'' "
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Good For Australia - Yes or No?
Do You Think Oprah's Visit Will Be Good For Australian Tourism?
This is really exciting! I think Oprah's visit is going to be a really good thing for Australia.
Philippians468 says:
yes definitely! she is a cultural icon!
Joan4 says:
Oh yes! I think it will be wonderful for all of us to see Australia through Oprah's eyes!
Heather426 says:
yes, wherever Oprah goes, groupies follow, it seems:)
sandyspider says:
She has that charm that makes her big. I think this will boost up tourism in Australia.
OhMe says:
Oh yes it will
Look really! Who cares? I can't wait til she finally retires. Australia doesn't need Oprah to get visitors here.
Norma_Budden says:
Personally, I wanted to visit Australia since I was a young adult, before I had even heard of Oprah. Without a doubt, she was popular but, because I worked every day and didn't tune in to talk shows, the name Oprah Winfrey didn't mean a lot to me, on a personal level.
Forward several yesars later and the story is similar. I still don't watch talk shows, though I know a little more of who Oprah Winfrey is. She seems to be a wonderful lady and, though I would like to meet her some day - not because of her popularity but because of her humanity - whether or not she had been in Australia would not be a deciding factor for me when it came time to make the trip.
But, to clarify, I hope she stays around for a long time yet. I must learn more about her...
Oprah Merchandise
Will We Be Able To Recognise Them By Their T-shirts?
Will You Follow In Oprah's Footsteps?
Or Find Your Own Aussie Jewels?
Oprah Recommends...
Perhaps Oprah's Visit Will Encourage Others..
..there's something in Australia for everyone
Find Oprah Downunder Every Time
Always Find Your Way Back Whenever You Want To
Will You Be Following Oprah's Journey Downunder?
Has Oprah's visit inspired you to think about a trip to Australia?
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tvyps
Oct 23, 2011 @ 6:15 pm | delete
- When I first saw this title, I thought Oprah was scuba diving.
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Philippians468
Feb 2, 2011 @ 8:52 am | delete
- yes definitely! not forgetting that Australia is a lovely place! cheers
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Norma_Budden
Jan 19, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
- You've created a nice lens. I enjoyed my visit.
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vallain Jan 6, 2011 @ 6:07 pm | delete
- I look forward to seeing the show. I'm sure she loved Australia, it's such a wonderful country.
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stargazer00
Sep 29, 2010 @ 11:12 pm | delete
- Hoping this will be a great trip for the Oprah fans and a big boost to the Australian economy.
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Joan4
Sep 29, 2010 @ 5:51 am | delete
- I cannot imagine the thrill of being in that audience, can you? Imagine - a trip around the world! wow!
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CreativeArtist Sep 28, 2010 @ 10:47 am | delete
- This is so cool for you. Hope you get to see her.
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Heather426
Sep 21, 2010 @ 6:07 pm | delete
- Well good for Australia for pulling off an Oprah downunder trip! Nice lens about it.
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sandyspider
Sep 21, 2010 @ 10:18 am | delete
- Nice lens about Oprah's journey downunder.
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OhMe Sep 21, 2010 @ 6:28 am | delete
- This is great for Australia but I sure wish that all that money was being spent in the USA.
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