A Conceptual Examination of the Film Induced Tourism Phenomenon in Ireland

Abstract

Referring to the Irish context, film induced tourism is a comparatively new research area and as such there are still many unidentified areas waiting to be examined. If film induced tourism as a field of research is not focused on, Ireland’s appreciation of it will diminish, resulting in lost opportunities for the tourism and film stakeholders to strengthen their alluring pull factors. Film as a medium can have a powerful effect on its audience. It can bring about all types of motivation, including the wish to travel to where the film is set (whether actual or fictional) (Bolan & Davidson, 2005). The power to truly induce tourism is a key focus of this paper which will conceptually investigate the film induced tourism phenomenon in Ireland. Conclusions, which can be put forward in light of the findings from this analysis, will be presented at the end of this paper.