Media Tourism and Its Role in Sustaining Scotland’s Tourism Industry

Stephanie Garrison and Claire Wallace
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Stephanie Garrison: School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK
Claire Wallace: School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: Popular media, including films, television, comics, videogames, and books, are an increasingly important aspect of contemporary tourism. This is especially the case in Scotland, where popular culture led to the development of Scotland’s tourism industry. In this article, we will describe the phenomenon of media-related tourism in Scotland with respect to three selected case studies within Scotland: First, Glenfinnan Viaduct, made famous by the Harry Potter film series; Second, Doune Castle, used as a set for Monty Python, Game of Thrones and more recently, Outlander ; Third, Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott, a classical novelist now celebrating his 250th Birthday Anniversary. In examining these case studies, the article will consider how sustainable media tourism is. This approached is from the lens of media tourism and its impact on rural communities, concerns over local infrastructure, wider understandings of media tourism as a growing sub-sector, and the sustainability of the wider Scottish tourism industry in relation to the coronavirus pandemic.

Keywords: cultural tourism; media tourism; popular culture; rural communities; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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