Lights, Camera, Action! On Location Tours Takes Fans Past the Doorsteps of Their Favorite TV and Movie Characters.

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1 10 West 37 th Street 10 th loor New York, NY or immediate release Contact: Cathy Wilke Lights, Camera, Action! On Location Tours Takes ans Past the Doorsteps of Their avorite TV and Movie Characters. New York, NY- On Location Tours Inc., a one-of-a kind sightseeing company specializing in TV and movie location tours, brings fans closer to their favorite on-screen characters. The company's stated mission is "to create tours that allow people to straddle the border between fiction and reality, letting them feel as though they are part of the show, ultimately bringing them closer to the characters and TV history itself." ive separate tours are currently offered in New York City: New York TV and Movie Sites, Sex and the City Hotspots, Gossip Girl Sites, Sopranos Sites, and Central Park Movie Sites. On Location Tours also operates the Washington DC TV and Movie Sites tour. All tours are led by local actors and actresses who offer inside industry information--usually from a first-hand perspective! The tour of New York TV and Movie Sites showcases more than 60 locations from some of the most famous places seen on screen. Sites from riends, Damages, Seinfeld, Enchanted, Spider-Man, I Am Legend, Men in Black, and The Devil Wears Prada are featured. The tour of Sex and the City Hotspots includes more than 40 locations from the hit TV show and movie! See where Carrie and Co. live, shop, drink and dine. Locations include Magnolia Bakery, Charlotte's art gallery, and the bar owned by Aidan and Steve in the show. Experience a life in the day of Manhattan s privileged prep school set on the tour of Gossip Girl Sites. See the hotel that

2 is home to the Bass and Van der Woodsen families, The Constance Billard School for Girls, and shop at Henri Bendel where Blair and Serena shop. There are more than 30 locations on this tour. New Jersey is the destination for the tour of Sopranos Sites, covering more than 40 locations from the hit show. The Bada Bing, the Muffler Man and Pizzaland are some of the highlights. or those interested in seeing New York by foot, the tour of Central Park Movie Sites is a walking tour through the world-famous park, covering more than 40 movie locations. These include the boathouse from When Harry Met Sally, the band shell from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the fountain seen in Enchanted and the rink used in Serendipity. The tour of Washington DC TV and Movie Sites visits more than 30 locations from movies and TV shows such as The Exorcist, Wedding Crashers, West Wing, X iles and many others. The tours of Sex and the City Hotspots and New York TV and Movie Sites are also both offered in German, rench, Italian and Spanish. The bus tours take place on coach buses and include step-off locations for a quick bite to eat and photo opportunities. TV theme songs and video clips from the actual television shows and movies seen on the tour are part of the overall experience. On Location Tours, Inc. was founded in June of 1999 by Georgette Blau, a 1996 graduate of Skidmore College and is now the largest TV and Movie locations tour company in the world. Since the company s inception, Blau has been featured in thousands of media outlets including: People Magazine, ABC's Primetime Live, The Travel Channel s Road Trip, and Entertainment Weekly. In addition she has founded the Association of Tours of TV and Movies (ATTAM), the first organization to represent TV and movie tour companies around the world. Blau plans to eventually establish TV and movie location tours in a total of seven cities across the U.S. Advance purchase is required and tickets can be purchased by calling Zerve (212) , or at

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9 Gossip Girl here: Are you ready for the 411 on what s starting this summer? You know you love me, xoxo Press Contact: Cathy Wilke cwilke@onlocationtours.com

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