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set-jet

set-jet v. phr. to visit as a tourist a place used as a filming location in a movie or television show; to participate in movie tourism or film tourism. Editorial Note: This term is regularly promoted in press releases by, and was perhaps created by, Halifax Travel Insurance in the United Kingdom. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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