Film Tourism in Asia Evolution, Transformation, and Trajectory /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kim, Sangkyun (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Reijnders, Stijn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Perspectives on Asian Tourism,
• Subjects: Tourism.; Management.; Motion pictures-Asia.; Ethnology-Asia.; Tourism Management.; Asian Cinema and TV.; Asian Culture.

This book focuses on film tourism: the phenomenon of people visiting locations from popular film or TV series. It is based on a unique, Asian perspective, encompassing case studies from around the pan-Asian region, including China, Taiwan, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Asia on My Mind: Understanding Film Tourism and its Perspectives in Asia
• Section 1: Representing Asia
• Chapter 2: Film Tourism in India: An Emergent Product
• Chapter 3: Imagining Tourism and Mobilities in Modern India Through Film
• Chapter 4: Technology Adoption in Films: Can it be a Subtle Way to Promote Film Tourism in Bangladesh?
• Chapter 5: Strategic Marketing in Film Tourism: The Case of Reality TV Programmes in South Korea
• Chapter 6: Where's that Beach? Visual Media Effects on Greece in the Korean TV Drama Descendants of the Sun
• Chapter 7: Film Tourism in China: Trends and Reviews
• Section 2: The Film Tourist Experience
• Chapter 8: Mediating Spaces of Tourism in the German Village of South Korea
• Chapter 9: The Impact of Film on Tourist Experience Transformation: A Longitudinal Autoethnographic Approach to the Case of Bali, Indonesia
• Chapter 10: Becoming Extras: Beyond Touristic Experiences at China's Hengdian World Studios
• Chapter 11: Nostalgia and Film Tourism Products and Activities: The Case of Korean Audience of Hong Kong Films
• Section 3: Impacts on Host Communities
• Chapter 12: The Beach Goes Full Circle: The Case of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
• Chapter 13: Attitudes of Host Communities Towards Film Tourism and Tourists' Impacts on Social Distance
• Chapter 14: Change in Local Community's Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Film Tourism Impacts: The Case of Eat Pray Love Film Tourism in Bali, Indonesia
• Section 4: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
• Chapter 15: Creating Places and Transferring Culture: American Theme Parks in Asia
• Chapter 16: Impact of Indian Films on Travel Decisions of Non-Resident Indians and Non-Indians
• Chapter 17. Power of a Drama? A Comparison on Voluntourism Between Chinese and American Film Tourists
• Conclusion
• Chapter 18. Future Journeys: Setting the Research Agenda for Film Tourism in Asia and Beyond.