NAWILILI, Hawaii (Reuters) — For international set-jetters Hawaii is the perfect location.

“Set Jetting” has become an extremely popular form of travel as it gives people the opportunity the combine fantasy with reality.

It gives them a chance to mix reality with illusion as they tour sites made famous in a string of movie classics — as well as such forgettable stinkers as “She Gods of Shark Reef.”

As the tourist industry enjoys a boom in bookings inspired by movie and TV locations — a phenomenon known as “set-jetting” — Hawaii is celluloid nirvana for besotted film fans.

Indiana Jones racing for cover, dinosaurs rampaging in Jurassic Park, Elvis Presley crooning to his bride — the Hawaiian island of Kauai has offered the ultimate exotic backdrop in more than 70 Hollywood movies.

Hawaii offers so many background settings to movies that allows for individuals to relay the scenes in their minds while enjoying the simply beautiful island.

With its tropical forests, volcanic landscapes, picture-postcard beaches and idyllic waterfalls, Kauai represents just about anywhere as an all-purpose cinematic backdrop.

The island stood in for Congo in “Outbreak”, for Australia in “The Thorn Birds”, for the Caribbean in “The Man With The Golden Gun” and Vietnam in “Uncommon Valor”.

The hit TV series “Lost” was shot on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and the state pulled in a record $161 million in production revenue last year, nearly twice 2003’s $84 million.