“China is an important tourism market. Recent data shows 32,000 Chinese tourists visited our state in the 12 months to June 15. This is a 9.3 per cent increase compared to the previous year. We are on track to reach our goal of 57,000 Chinese visitors by 2020, and Running Man provides a huge platform to showcase our state and help us reach this target,” he said.
Running Man (China) is produced by Zhejiang Satellite Television (ZJSTV). In each episode, a star-studded cast of ‘resident’ cast members is joined by two special celebrity guests, who all compete in a series of challenges in order to avoid elimination.
The Chinese stars featuring in the Australian episodes include actor and singer Deng Chao, model and actress ‘Angelababy’ (Yeung Wing), actor Chen He, actor Li Chen, actor and singer Wong Cho-lam, singer and actor Lu Han and actor Zheng Kai. During the visit, Mr Wong Cho-lam was inducted into Tourism Australia’s ‘Friends of Australia’ program, in recognition of his involvement in previous Tourism Australia marketing initiatives.
Speaking of their time in Australia, all of the Running Man stars agreed that the experience had been “truly amazing’, paying special tribute to the warm welcome they had received from their Australian hosts during the filming.
The show’s Chief Producer, Mr Cen Junyi, and Chief Director, Ms Chen Gezhou, said they were glad to cooperate with Tourism Australia, adding that “the beautiful scenery, world-class travel destinations, friendly people, fresh and tasty food and wine experiences of Australia had significantly enriched the content of the program.”
This is the second time Tourism Australia has brought Running Man Down Under, having successfully lured the Korean version of show to Australia in 2013 when three episodes were filmed featuring Queensland’s Gold Coast, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Palm Beach as well as Melbourne’s laneways and surrounds. This was the first time the show had ever travelled outside of Asia to film.
Other Asian celebrities Tourism Australia has previously enlisted to help promote Australia include Chinese TV personalities Show Lo and Rainie Yang and Nicky Wu and Ekin Cheng.
China is Australia's second largest inbound tourism market by volume, with 966,100 Chinese visitor arrivals in the 12 months to September, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.
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