Biggest mouth on earth
SYDNEY, 15 December 2010 – US talk-show legend Oprah Winfrey Tuesday named herself Australia’s new global ambassador, saying her much-touted visit Down Under would reap huge rewards for the country’s image and tourism coffers.
Winfrey, recording episodes outside the United States for the first time in her show’s 24-year history, said her visit with more than 300 US audience members would mean massive publicity for the huge nation.
Australia pays US$2.3m for Oprah show
SYDNEY, 7 December 2010 – Oprah Winfrey’s ecstatic audience arrived in Sydney Tuesday for their much-hyped tour Down Under with the talk show queen, kicking off a week-long showcase of Australia’s beaches, cities and wildlife.
Australia paid US$2.3 million to lure Winfrey, ranked the world’s most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine this year ahead of actress Angelina Jolie and singer Beyonce Knowles.
Oprah Wind fall for Australian tourism
SYDNEY, 22 September 22 2010 – Oprah Winfrey’s visit to Australia could prove a shot in the arm for the country’s ailing tourism industry but much more is needed to stem the sector’s prolonged slump, experts say.
Winfrey, one of the world’s most powerful celebrities, sparked a frenzy after announcing she would bring filming of her smash-hit talk show’s final season to Australia for a week, with 300 audience members and 150 crew in tow.
“Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure” will take in coral reefs and vineyards, shopping, cuisine, and culminate in a recording session before 6,000 people on the steps of Sydney’s Opera House, rebranded the “Oprah House”.
Oprah mulls outback homestay
SYDNEY, 16 September, 2010 – American talk show megastar, Oprah Winfrey, said Thursday she was “not ruling out” an impromptu sleepover with an Australian family during her whirlwind December tour Down Under.
Tourism officials have been swamped with offers to host the TV star, from rainforest and reef resorts to humble homes in outback towns.
“Now I’m going to go look for all those cards I’ve been saving over the years, from folks who have come from Australia,” Winfrey told Australian television Thursday.
Musicals replay in Chiang Mai theatre
April 28, 2010 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
Filed under Travel A-Z
Chiang Mai has a new entertainment venue the Playhouse Entertainment Complex that targets international visitors.
