Film-Induced Tourism

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-84541-015-5
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 545 g

Film-induced tourism has the potential to revitalise flagging regional/rural communities and increase tourism to urban centres, however it carries with it its own unique problems. This publication explores such elements, delving into the disciplines of sociology and psychology, along with the fields of destination marketing, community development and strategic planning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beeton, Sue

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Einzel- und Großhandel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section One: Introduction

1. Popular Media and Tourism; 2. Perspectives on Film-Induced Tourism

Section Two: Film-Induced Tourism On Location

3. Film Images and Destination Marketing; 4. Film and Place Promotion

5. Effects on Tourism; 6. Effects on Community 7. Film-Induced Tourism and Community Planning

Section Three: Off-Location Film Studio Tourism 8. From Themed Events to Film Studios; 9. Film Studio Theme Park Success and Failings

Section Four: Conclusion 10. Emerging Issues and Future Directions

Über Autor(innen)

Beeton, Sue
Sue Beeton is a travel and tourism researcher and writer and Foundation Chair of the College of Eminent Professors at William Angliss Institute in Australia. For over a quarter of a century, she has conducted tourism-based research into community development, film-induced tourism and pop culture and nature-based tourism. As well as producing numerous academic papers, book chapters and reports, Prof Beeton has published a range of research-based books, including Ecotourism: a practical guide for rural communities, Community Development Through Tourism and Tourism and the Moving Image, as well as two editions of the acclaimed monograph, Film-Induced Tourism.

Dr. Sue Beeton is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism at La Trobe University, Australia.  She has been studying film-induced tourism since 1998 and co-convened the first International Tourism and Media Conference in Australia in 2004. She is also Associate Editor of the Film/Literary Tourism division for the forthcoming Journal of Leisure, Lifestyle and Tourism Research.  Sue’s research has also included community development, marketing and ecotourism.