CINEMATOGRAPHIC TOURISM SUBTYPE OF CULTURAL TOURISM

• Published in: Quaestus (Timio̦ara) no. 18; pp. 377 - 387
• Main Authors: Marin, Diana, Sava, Cipriana, Petroman, Cornelia, Văduva, Loredana, Petroman, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Timisoara Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Faculty of Management in Tourism and Commerce Tourism 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Cultural tourism; Culture; Film studios; Marketing; Rural areas; Tourism; Tourist attractions
• ISSN: 2285-424X; 2343-8134

Cinematographic tourism, its forms, cine tourism, film tourism, induced tourism film, motivated tourism film, pilgrimage film, induced tourism movie or screen tourism, is a subtype of cultural tourism, in which tourists visit places presented in movies or where they were shot films, being a growing phenomenon due to the number of international trips and the high-level development of the entertainment tourism industry. This subtype of cultural tourism - cinema tourism is at the intersection of cultural geography, with film and media, marketing, psychology and tourism management. Tourists who practice film tourism do so for several reasons, because the favorite actor played in a film in a certain place, that they liked the film shot in that place and to relive the experiences they had while watching the film. To these reasons can be added the reason to be able to say that they were in a certain place they can be considered accidental movie tourists visiting a movie attraction because it is part of the tourist program, being little interested in the destination, general movie tourists , who visit a cinematic tourist attraction to associate it with an event in their life being moderated by motivated and specific cinematic tourists who visit a cinematic tourist attraction because it gives them the opportunity to meet one of the stars of their favorite movie and see the favorite movie.