Experiences of Film Location Tourists

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Within the last decade film-induced tourism has gained increasing attention from academics and the industry alike. While most research has focused on the tourism-inducing effects of film productions, not much has been written about the film location tourists themselves. This book examines the on-site experiences of these tourists by drawing from various disciplines, including geography, sociology and psychology. The author accompanied tourists to film locations from The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and The Sound of Music and conducted extensive on-site research with them. The results show that only by understanding the needs and wants of film location tourists can film be utilised as a successful and sustainable instrument within strategic destination marketing portfolios.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-12-16
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:423 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Aspects of Tourism
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781845411206

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Stefan Roesch has worked in the tourism industry for over fifteen years and is currently Deputy Managing Director for CenTouris, a market research and tourism consulting institute based at the University of Passau, Germany. He is also a freelance consultant in film tourism, an area he has been researching for ten years. As part of his doctoral thesis Stefan undertook fieldwork research on several case studies, including The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand, Star Wars in Tunisia and The Sound of Music in Austria. He regularly speaks at international conferences and advises the industry on how to utilise film for marketing strategies. In 2013, Stefan founded the film production company Punakaiki Productions.

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The phenomenon of film tourism is still a new field of study, and although we know that film and television inspires people to travel to film locations, we don’t fully understand why. This book is therefore extremely timely and important, and delivers incisive commentary from one of the world’s foremost experts in this niche area. This is a unique, highly readable resource for anyone interested in this dynamic part of the tourism industry.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1: Film Tourism – An Overview1 Introduction2 Destination Marketing through Film3 Film Locations as Touristic Places4 Profiling Film Location TouristsPart 2: The Experiences of Film Location Tourists5 The Spiritual Location Encounter6 The Physical Location Encounter7 The Social Location EncounterPart 3: Conclusion8 Characteristics of the Film Location Encounter9 Implications and Future Directions