Oops, not knowing the overseas audience it seems our national advertising gurus have bought more than they bargained for with the new "Blood Hell Are Ya" advertising campaign which is debuting around the globe to try and drive visitors to Australia. It was initially banned in Britain, but allowed to pass after protest, and now it appears banned in Canada, due to some bizarre law they have on branding. Now its America's turn MUHAHAHAH!. Supposedly it premiered tonight on some major networks...did anyone see it? You find more details about the story here http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18576734-401,00.html Tourism Australia Website is - http://www.tourism.australia.com/ Bloody Hell Are You Website - http://www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com/ You have to download this Vividas player...which supposedly is quite good. I just used the quicktime thingo...which works. Man im not sure whether to laugh or cry haha...They always go for that outback feel dont they..even though like .000005 percent of the population actually live out there.
You're lucky that it was banned, it got 10x more media attention and made people actually want to view the ad, which sucked though.
Flight is too long. Way too long. I lived in Asia for a while...getting to/fro N. America just sucked. I never made it to play on your beaches... Any publicity is good for your tourism. Just to put the idea in people's heads.
Ya the distance is both a blessing and a curse. In terms of the controversy, kinda makes me wonder if it was delibrate...wouldnt surprise me.
Location is very important , some places are very giood to be in , while other makes you hate your existence.