High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans

Despite substantial evidence that media fans are increasingly travelling to the filming locations for movies and TV series, research on core tribal fan film tourists’ travel motivations remains limited. This paper contributes to the scarce literature on this question with a study of the fan tourism...

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Autores: Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria, Castro, Deborah, Nieto Ferrando, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2272731
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Palabra clave:Film fan tourism
Motivations
Affective identification
History
Collective identity
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spelling High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fansGómez Morales, Beatriz MariaCastro, DeborahNieto Ferrando, JorgeFilm fan tourismMotivationsAffective identificationHistoryCollective identityDespite substantial evidence that media fans are increasingly travelling to the filming locations for movies and TV series, research on core tribal fan film tourists’ travel motivations remains limited. This paper contributes to the scarce literature on this question with a study of the fan tourism phenomenon inspired by the fiction TV series Game of Thrones. The study is based on 68 semi-structured in-depth interviews with fans of the series; specifically, core fan community members who have travelled to one or more of the series’ filming locations. A thematic analysis of the interview responses reveals three main travel motivations: affective identification with characters; the existence of parallels between fiction and history; and the desire to feel part of a collective identity. The findings suggest that tourism motivated by Game of Thrones is the result of a profound emotional and narrative attachment to the series on the part of fans, with a combination of playful and serious elements. On the theoretical level, this paper contributes to the scholarly literature on fan film tourism. It also reveals that a better understanding of fans’ needs could support tourist destination managers in the creation of added value for fan film tourists.This work was supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and Spanish State Research Agency [project ‘Qualitative and quantitative analysis of tourism-inducing factors of audiovisual fiction, and their effects on audiences and potential tourists’. PID2020-112668GB I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]; and European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement [grant number 843473].Taylor and Francis Group2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2272731https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/464764reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-112668GB-I00Versió postprint del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2272731Current Issues in Tourism, 2024, vol. 27, núm. 23, p. 3999–4012info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/843473(c) Taylor and Francis Group, 2023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10459.1/4647642026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
spellingShingle High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria
Film fan tourism
Motivations
Affective identification
History
Collective identity
title_short High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
title_full High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
title_fullStr High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
title_full_unstemmed High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
title_sort High season is coming: travel motivations of Game of Thrones fans
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria
Castro, Deborah
Nieto Ferrando, Jorge
author Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria
author_facet Gómez Morales, Beatriz Maria
Castro, Deborah
Nieto Ferrando, Jorge
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Nieto Ferrando, Jorge
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Film fan tourism
Motivations
Affective identification
History
Collective identity
topic Film fan tourism
Motivations
Affective identification
History
Collective identity
description Despite substantial evidence that media fans are increasingly travelling to the filming locations for movies and TV series, research on core tribal fan film tourists’ travel motivations remains limited. This paper contributes to the scarce literature on this question with a study of the fan tourism phenomenon inspired by the fiction TV series Game of Thrones. The study is based on 68 semi-structured in-depth interviews with fans of the series; specifically, core fan community members who have travelled to one or more of the series’ filming locations. A thematic analysis of the interview responses reveals three main travel motivations: affective identification with characters; the existence of parallels between fiction and history; and the desire to feel part of a collective identity. The findings suggest that tourism motivated by Game of Thrones is the result of a profound emotional and narrative attachment to the series on the part of fans, with a combination of playful and serious elements. On the theoretical level, this paper contributes to the scholarly literature on fan film tourism. It also reveals that a better understanding of fans’ needs could support tourist destination managers in the creation of added value for fan film tourists.
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Current Issues in Tourism, 2024, vol. 27, núm. 23, p. 3999–4012
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