‘Bruno’ causes British tourist boom in Austria
July 25th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANSLondon, July 25 (IANS) British tourists are flocking to Austria since the release of the controversial movie “Bruno”.
Tourism chiefs say that hotel bookings in the capital Vienna are up 120 percent since the release of the film that stars comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as a gay Austrian fashionista, reported mirror.co.uk.
“I would like to say quite frankly — thank you, ‘Bruno’!” said Vienna tourism chief Norbert Kettner.
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