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Film Tourism – Locations Are the New Stars

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There once was a time when the actual attraction of a movie lied in the capability of the celluloid to let the spectators escape from the everyday, a spare time to leave the life-world environment behind and live the life of a thrilling armchair traveller. Foreign countries and remote regions could easily be mapped and visited without travelling to the actual location. Considering that “the modern world is very much a ‘seen’ phenomenon“ (Jenks 1995:2), one has to come to the assumption that present day travelling and watching movies are somehow connected. Tourism originally was perceived as visitors travelling, whether within their own country or internationally, for pleasure and relaxation. However, over the years, tourism has evolved into different components and labels.

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  1. Institute of Geography, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, P.O. Box, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    Dr Stefan Zimmermann

  2. The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations, 4 Scholefield Road, N19 3EX, London, UK

    Tony Reeves

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  2. Messe Berlin GmbH, Messedamm 22, Berlin, 14055, Germany

    Martin Buck

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Zimmermann, S., Reeves, T. (2009). Film Tourism – Locations Are the New Stars. In: Conrady, R., Buck, M. (eds) Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2009., vol 2009. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92199-8_10

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