A Comparative Study on Film Tourism: the cases in U.K., New Zealand, and USA.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24611013
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Tourism Studies
Research Institution	Nara Prefectual University
Principal Investigator	NAKATANI TETSUYA 奈良県立大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (50285384)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords	観光 / フィルム・ツーリズム / コンテンツ・ツーリズム / フィルム・コミッション / 観光社会学 / 観光学 / フィルム･ツーリズム / フィルム･コミッション / コンテンツ･ツーリズム
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Film-tourism is one of the most popular aspects of tourism today. This study revealed through the fieldwork in U.K., New Zealand, and USA some important factors which consist of film-tourism. First, film-tourism is an established tourism business in these countries. Secondly, tour guides play crucial roles to operate the tour. Lastly, it is indispensable to maintain film-tourism successfully that tourists can not only experience the virtual world of the films, but also experience the real world of history, culture, and nature of the locations.