Pursuits
Oprah Stars in Australia’s $3 Million Tourist Drive
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Billionaire talk-show host Oprah Winfrey brings her daytime program to the Sydney Opera House this week as part of a promotion Tourism Australia hopes will reverse a decline in U.S. visitors.
Winfrey’s taping of two shows on Dec. 14 is part of an eight-day trip to Australia that will feature in the 25th and final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Australia is spending A$3 million ($3 million) on the project to boost tourism. With the Australian dollar up almost 10 percent this year, the number of U.S. visitors fell 16 percent in October from a year earlier.