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

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• 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

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.

Free Research Field

文化人類学、南アジア地域研究