BILLY CONNOLLY has sparked a tourism boom on America's iconic Route 66.
The Big Yin's TV documentary on the iconic US highway has inspired thousands of Brits to follow in his motorcycle tracks.
Travel specialists say bookings have shot up by 30 per cent since Billy's four-part series was shown on ITV1 earlier this year.
Alistair Bell, of travel firm Complete North America - who specialise in Route 66 fly-drive holidays - said: “We have about a 1000 bookings a year and they are up by around a third since Billy's show.
“It has sparked people's interest. There has always been something special about the Route and the more people know about it, the more they want to see it.”
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