Film – induced tourism in Thailand: an influence of international tourists’ intention to visit film shooting location

Rattanaphinanchai, Suphaporn; Rittichainuwat, Bongkosh Ngamsom

doi:10.1080/15980634.2018.1551317

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“…However, there are also problems with film-induced tourism. The filmed places usually benefit from film-induced tourism only if the film is successful or receiving recognition from markets [12,27]. In general, film producers have little interest in the influence of their film on tourism and there is no direct concern with long-term influences when selecting film location [1].…”

Section: Impact Of Films or Tv Programs For A Tourist Destinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…TV is one of the most popular and influential vehicles for drawing attention to destinations [7]. Popular TV series occur every week and offer regular exposure to the destination, creating top-of-mind awareness [12]. The American TV series Lost was filmed on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and led to USD 161 million in production revenue in 2004 [30].…”

Section: Impact Of Films or Tv Programs For A Tourist Destinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the destruction of the natural environment becomes a problem [34]. For instance, the film The Beach caused massive environmental damage to Phi Phi Lae Island in Southern Thailand [12] from the huge increase in tourists induced by it.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Popular media are accessible sources of entertainment, pleasure, fantasy, and joy and lead to improved understanding of the world [5][6][7]. Tourism is often understood to exchange and interact in expectations, dreams, images and fantasies [8,9]; destination image and media representations play an important role in influencing holiday decision making [3,[10][11][12].…”

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confidence: 99%

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This study aims to (a) identify the relationship between travel motivation and popular media (mainly films or TV programs), (b) examine the relationship between destination images and popular media as an information source, and (c) investigate the influence of popular media on destination’s decision-making process. The relationship is focused on three aspects: motivation, destination image, and the decision-making process for tourists. This study employed a self-administered questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was composed of (i) respondents’ motivation and general information about their visit to the destination (Jeju Island in Korea), (ii) attributes of the film-induced tourism of their visit to the destination, and (iii) respondents’ socio-demographic elements. A correlation analysis and a standard multiple regression analysis were employed. The results discovered that there is a significant relationship (a) between a destination and popular media, (b) between destination image and popular media, and (c) between the decision-making process and popular media. The implications of this study can help destination marketers and managers build competitive strategies using the effective management of film-related tourist attraction sites to increase visitor numbers and ensure that a sustainable long-term relationship is encouraged between destinations and tourists.

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“…The intersections between tourism and popular culture are becoming increasingly visible and important, thus receiving much attention from tourism researchers. A large proportion of this research is directed towards movie and screen tourism (Beeton, 2016; Connell, 2012; Rattanaphinanchai and Rittichainuwat, 2018), with additional studies exploring the roles of music (Lashua et al, 2014), literature (MacLeod et al, 2018; Reijnders, 2011), celebrities (Yen and Croy, 2013) and sports (Hinch and Higham, 2011) in tourism. Visitors’ involvement in their respective pop cultural phenomena plays an important role for exploring their tourist experience, making fans a highly relevant visitor segment in certain contexts.…”

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Co-creating communities: Fandoms in tourism spaces

Reichenberger¹,

Smith

2019

Tourist Studies

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Fandoms as expressions of popular culture are characterized by common interests and a sense of belonging and community. Creating and participating in communities is an inherent part of fandom, with tourism providing spaces for this community building to occur face to face. Overlaps between tourism and fandoms have been identified in popular culture (e.g. film tourism contexts); previous research, however, is characterized by disciplinary fragmentation and ambiguous transferability. This article introduces a conceptual framework of fan-based community co-creation, taking into account different intensities of fan involvement as well as factors that contribute to a psychologically perceived sense of community. The framework’s applicability to on-site tourism activities and fan-based events is illustrated, and recommendations for its empirical verification are provided.

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The impact of TV series on tourism performance: the case of Game of Thrones

Contu

Pau

2022

Empir Econ

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TV series and cinema productions are considered one of the most recent and promising instruments to promote tourist destinations and to increase tourist flows. However, a few papers analyze empirically their impact on tourist choices. We contribute to the scarce literature by investigating the impact of one of the most successful TV series of all times: Game of Thrones (GoT). The series was internationally broadcasted and filmed around the world. We focus on fourteen filming locations in three different countries: Spain, Croatia and Malta. To estimate how much of their recent tourism performance is due to the visibility obtained through GoT, we use county-level panel data in the years 2007–2019 and apply an event study design as methodology. We deal with the issue of treatment effect heterogeneity over time and across counties by adopting an interaction-weighted estimator which focuses on season-specific treatment effect. The results show a positive and persistent impact of GoT on tourism performance, on both new tourist arrivals and overnight stays, and are not driven by spillover effects. Overall, findings confirm the ability of TV productions to boost the tourist flows in the filming locations.

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Film – induced tourism in Thailand: an influence of international tourists’ intention to visit film shooting location

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Contribution of TV Dramas and Movies in Strengthening Sustainable Tourism

Contribution of TV Dramas and Movies in Strengthening Sustainable Tourism

Co-creating communities: Fandoms in tourism spaces

The impact of TV series on tourism performance: the case of Game of Thrones

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