LOST

Lost is without any kind of doubt one of the most successful and profitable TV-series in the last decade. We have shown before how book and film sagas have become huge merchandising businesses, but never before a TV-series had become so big to generate a growth in tourism in a certain place.

Lost is an American TV-series that counts with 6 seasons that aired on ABC from 2004 to 2010. It’s a drama series that not only contains science fiction and supernatural aspects that follow the survivors of an airplane crash flying from Sydney to Los Angeles on a tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Lost was declared the highest rated show for the first ten years of IMDb.com Pro, having for example 23 million viewers with the second season premiere episode. How has this influenced tourism and created an emergent business?

Many travel agencies offer trips to Hawaii to those fans that are interested in visiting the different places where the TV-series was filmed. The visit of some of the most memorable series sets are not only the perfect escape for the Lost fans but also for those tourists interested in being seduced by the magnificent landscapes and to enjoy the islands natural beauty. Tour companies of the island have created special Lost tours that take tourists to the emblematic series sets such as; Oahu Island were Mokuleia Beach and the Waikiki Beach are visited.

There are many different Lost tours available that take you to the different TV-series sets, some last up to 10 days and take tourists to the different islands where it was filmed. For example, for those Lost maniacs there are special tours that not only take you to Hawaii but they start in New York cities ABC Studio sets taking you later to Honolulu or even getaways that combine a Hollywood Studio sets trip with Hawaii visits that finally end in Oahu.

Tour companies saw I clear business when it came to Lost fans since many of us have been amazed not only by the spectacular twisted plot but also by the breath-taking images they show. Consequently the Lost tours are not only purchased by the series fans but also by people interested in seeing the most exotic and tropical landscapes. Would you enjoy a Lost tour? We certainly would!