Nollywood Can Turn Nigerian Tourism into a Billon Dollar Industry

No one can deny the huge impact of the film industry on tourism and the best example is Hollywood, the film capital of the world where film tourism is a billion dollar industry.

Hollywood attracts millions of visitors each year as confirmed by the American Tourism Association. Millions of people travel from different parts of the world to visit Hollywood; to see the famous Hollywood Sign overlooking Hollywood live; to visit the major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Walt Disney Studios and Miramax/Dimension Films, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)., Warner Bros., New Line Cinema.and Universal Studios.; to see the awesome Oscars of the annual Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys and also the film festivals. Millions of tourists visit the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame that is made up of more then 2,500 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood.

The stars are monumental tributes to the icons of Hollywood; the famous actors, actresses, directors, producers, musicians, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. The Hollywood Walk of Fame attracts over 10 million visitors annually. And Hollywood has made tourism the largest industry in Los Angeles County.