LISTEN: Scotland Named Best Cinematic Destination
Scotland beat out Jordan and New Zealand to be named Best Cinematic Destination.
Scotland has been voted the world’s Best Cinematic Destination in an online poll run by one of America’s biggest newspapers.
The country came out on top in USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards.
It beat out Petra in Jordan (as seen in the climactic scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) and New Zealand (which features in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies) into second and third place respectively.
The Harry Potter series (2001 to 2011); Skyfall, Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises (all 2012); World War Z (2013) all feature Scottish locations.
MFR News speaks with Scott Armstrong from Visit Scotland...
Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, said: “This is a fantastic accolade for Scotland, which has beaten some of the world’s most iconic film locations to take this award.
"Given our country’s incredible and unique scenery, our range of spectacular buildings, as well as the warmth of our welcome, it is no wonder that it continues to attract some of the top film-makers from all over the world.
"Set-jetting, where people visit their favourite filming locations, is hugely popular and Scotland’s victory in this USA Today poll is further testimony to this country’s growing reputation as one of the world’s greatest film sets.”