{"id":10492,"date":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sa-tourism-paid-sports-illustrated-to-do-a-swimsuit-shoot-on-kangaroo-island-2\/"},"modified":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","slug":"sa-tourism-paid-sports-illustrated-to-do-a-swimsuit-shoot-on-kangaroo-island-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/sa-tourism-paid-sports-illustrated-to-do-a-swimsuit-shoot-on-kangaroo-island-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Tourism Paid Sports Illustrated To Do A Swimsuit Shoot On Kangaroo Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SA Tourism Commission has paid an unknown amount of money to Sports Illustrated to shoot their iconic swimsuit issue on Kangaroo Island.<\/h3>\n

A spokesman has told The Advertiser the sum was \u201ccommercial in confidence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you can appreciate other jurisdictions would love this type of exposure and so to release these details would harm future negotiating positions for both parties,\u201d he told the paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever I can say that the SATC has assessed this opportunity thoroughly according to our usual required ROI (return on investment) metrics and given the massive exposure offered by Sports Illustrated <\/em>we are confident that this partnership provides exceptional value for money for the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Channel 7\u2019s Mike Smithson told FIVEAA<\/a> it was impossible to judge the investment without knowing the figure involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat annoys me is we don\u2019t know how much it\u2019s costing,\u201d he said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be 20 bucks for all I know — if it was $10,000 you\u2019d say I suppose that\u2019s not the end of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it was $10 million you\u2019d say it\u2019s not the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n