Getaway

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Getaway
Image:Getaway.jpg
Getaway logo
Genre Travel
Presented by Current
Catriona Rowntree
Ben Dark
Jason Dundas
Natalie Gruzlewski
Jules Lund
Dermott Brereton
Country of origin Australia
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 15
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 John Walsh
Producer(s) John Holding
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel Nine
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
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Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and W. Its main competitor is The Great Outdoors on the Seven Network.

The first season initially only looked at only Australian resorts but by 1993 had expanded to look at overseas destinations.

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[edit] On Air

[edit] Presenters

[edit] Former Presenters

[edit] Awards

Getaway won a People's Choice Award in 1994 and an Australian Tourism Award for Excellence in the Media in 1995.

Getaway has also been nominated for the Most Popular Lifestyle Program Logie Award at the Logie Awards of 2003, 2004 and 2005, each time being beaten by the ever popular Backyard Blitz. It was also nominated at the Logie Awards of 1999 and nominated as the Favourite Lifestyle Program at the Australian People Choice Awards of 1999.

[edit] Seven Wonders of the World

In a recent episode, Getaway asked viewers to choose a new Seven Wonders of the World based on several destinations which had been pre-selected by the show's producers.

The destinations were (winners are shown in bold):

Natural wonders:

Ancient 1 wonders

Ancient 2 wonders

Waterfall wonders

Modern wonders

City wonders

Island wonders

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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