Research on the relationship between tourism and cinema: themes and methodologies

Abstract

The study aims at understanding how the relationship between tourism and cinema has been researched in the fields of History, Anthropology, Communication, Tourism and Cinema, identifying the main themes addressed and the methodologies used by the authors. The methodology used was the qualitative literature review, using peer-reviewed articles, published in national and international journals, between 2008 and 2018, in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French and Italian. The articles were concentrated on the field of Tourism and on multidisciplinary studies. There were also articles in fields that were not initially foreseen, such as those of Geography and Administration and Marketing. The main themes addressed are the definition of film tourism, the ability of films to attract potential tourists to cities that serve as locations and the role of tourist organizations in promoting film tourism. The methodologies that were most frequently employed involve bibliography review, interviews and content analysis.