- Title
- Anyone speaking Elvish?: insights into the tour experiences of guided Lord of the Rings fans in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Creator
- Buchmann, Anne
- Relation
- New Zealand Tourism & Hospitality Research Conference 2008: "Re-creating Tourism". Proceedings of the New Zealand Tourism & Hospitality Research Conference 2008: (Hanmer Springs, NZ 3-5 December, 2008)
- Relation
- http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/news--events/conferences/new-zealand-tourism--hospitality-research-conference-2008
- Publisher
- Lincoln University
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- This paper presents the major findings of an in-depth study into film tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study focused on three nationwide and a further five half-day and two full-day Lord of the Rings tours to conceptualise the nature of the film tourism experience. Specifically it sought to examine the motivations and expectations of these tourists; and to gain insights into the role of the tour guide(s) in tourists' experiences. The study used an integrated methods approach that utilized interviews (face to face, group and email), questionnaires (pre- and post tour and post tour through email), observation (direct participant) and tour journals to obtain data. The study found that film tourists are rarely 'fanatics' and want to experience more than just filming locations and scenery; in particular, the role of emotions, the influence of pre-tour images and the variety of contemporary film tourism needs to be acknowledged to improve understanding of the phenomenon. The study proposes a conceptual framework in which film tourism is a relatively select but increasingly significant means by which members of modern societies attempt to come to terms with life and represents an embodied search for meaning as expressed and guided by film in the act of engaging in film tourism. In other words, film tourism seems to represent a way in which people pursue meaning in life, and even guidance, in an increasingly secularised world. The search leads film tourists to an active and involved journey towards values they share and a sense of community they seek.
- Subject
- film tourism; authenticity; experience; guide; Lord of the Rings (LOTR)
- Identifier
- uon:6240
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/802900
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780864762047
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