Film tourism

Film tourism, or film induced tourism, is a specialized or niche form of tourism where visitors explore locations and destinations which have become popular due to their appearance in films and television series.[1] The term also encompasses tours to production studios as well as movies or television-related parks.[2] This is supported by several regression analyses that suggest a high correlation between destinations taking a proactive approach in order to encourage producers/studios to film at their location, and the tourism success in the area after the release of the movie.[3] This is consistent with induced demand theory. When the supply increases, in the form of media exposure to areas that were not regarded as tourist hotspots, the number of visitors increases, even though the majority of these new visitors would not have necessarily visited these areas previously. This is exemplified by a Travelsat Competitive Index study that indicated that in 2017 alone, approximately 80 million tourists made the decision to travel to a destination based primarily on its feature in a television series or film. This figure has doubled since 2015.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Zimmermann, Stefan (2003). "'Reisen in den Film' – Filmtourismus in Nordafrika". In Egner, Heike (ed.). Tourismus - Lösung oder Fluch?: die Frage nach der nachhaltigen Entwicklung peripherer Regionen. Geographisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. pp. 75–83. ISBN 978-3-88250-208-4.
  2. ^ Beeton, Sue (2005). Film-induced Tourism. Channel View Publications. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-84541-014-8.
  3. ^ Hudgson & Richie (1 May 2006). "Film tourism and destination marketing: The case of Captain Corelli's Mandolin". Journal of Travel Research. doi:10.1177/0047287506286720. S2CID 59390486.