Starline Tours World's First Movie Stars' Homes Tour Turns 80 with a Year Long Party for All Ages in Los Angeles

How can I peek into the celebrity lifestyle of Hollywood's movie stars? That's been a question curious star seekers have asked for 80 years, when Starline Tours was the first tour company in the world to pioneer the concept of seeing where movie stars lived, and the possibility of catching a glimpse of the famous homeowner.

The popular tourism trend of celebrity sightseeing turns 80 years old in 2015. Showman Sid Grauman, developer of the world-famous Chinese Theatre, mused to his chauffeur that he thought tourists might pay to see where the stars lived. What began as a limousine tour in 1935 is now one of the most popular activities in Hollywood operating daily every half hour, and Starline Tours is the largest tour company in Los Angeles.

Starline Tours shares its 80th birthday with several celebrities, including Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, Donald Sutherland, Diahann Carroll and Peter Boyle. These celebrities – and anyone else celebrating their 80th birthday in 2015 are invited to hop aboard four popular Starline Tours for free during the month of their birthday – as often as they like – and bring a friend.

Tour options include the original Movie Stars' Homes Tour; the CitySightseeing Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour; the new Movie Locations Tour in partnership with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), and the One Hour Fun Trolley Tour. To make a reservation for any of these special tours, call 323-463-3333 or toll free 800-959-3131 and present valid picture identification at the Starline Box Office in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre to collect the complimentary tickets.

Starline Tours is also taking the birthday celebration to Social Media with its “Snap, Tag, Win!” photo contest. Visitors and passengers may submit pictures, videos and creative collages of their best Starline Tour moments for a chance to win a monthly prize of $80 and a grand prize of a GoPro video camera and action mount (valued at $500). Social media channels accepting entries are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and You Tube with any of the following handles: #starlinetours, #hoponhopoffla, #starline80, @hoponhopoffla and @starlinetours

Starline Tour buses and vans are a Hollywood icon, appearing in more than 50 movies and television shows including American Idol, the Muppet Movies, Iron Man 3 and NBC's Today Show. Recently, the original Movie Stars' Homes Tour van was invited by Ellen DeGeneres to drive onto her stage and watch the show, and America's Got Talent judges Howard Stern and Heidi Klum took a Hop-On Hop-Off Tour to find Stern's star on the Walk of Fame.

Today, Starline Tours shows off the Los Angeles area by tour to more than 2 million people annually, with 400 employees, many with more than 40 years of service, and 250 vehicles. Starline Tours created the first open top van with personal headsets to allow maximum viewing while preserving the peace and tranquility of the exclusive neighbors they visit. The company operates a Welcome Center at Hollywood & Highland Shopping Center on Hollywood Boulevard, and terminals at Santa Monica Pier and Anaheim, across from Disneyland. The company is privately owned and is operated in conjunction with TourCoach, the company's bus charter division

For more information on Starline's 80th birthday celebration, visitwww.starlinetours.com/80thanniversary.