Abstract :
This paper provides an overview of the authors' master thesis and addresses the effects of World Heritage Sites and heritage sites which are used as filming locations on visitor perceptions of a site and their decision to visit a site. Film-induced tourism is becoming increasingly popular and it is important to assess its impacts on World Heritage Sites and heritage sites used as locations. The integration of the different aspects of heritage and filming at a site including elements and the communication between all the different parties involved are also addressed. The case study used is the popular television series Game of Thrones focusing on various locations in Northern Ireland and Dubrovnik, Croatia. The paper aims to provide a starting platform for future research on heritage sites used as filming locations and the possible impacts that this may have. Keywords: Game of Thrones, film-induced tourism, film locations, set-jetting, visitor perceptions, visitor travel decisions, World Heritage Sites. Straipsnyje pateikiama autores magistro diplominio darbo apzvalga ir nagrinejama pasaulio paveldo vietoviu ir paveldo vietoviu kaip filmavimo vietu itaka tam, kaip lankytojai suvokia paveldo vietove, ir ju sprendimui joje apsilankyti. Filmu skatinamas turizmas tampa vis populiaresnis--svarbu ivertinti jo itaka pasaulio paveldo vietovems ir paveldo vietovems kaip filmavimo vietoms. Be to, nagrinejamas skirtingu paveldo aspektu integravimas, filmavimo paveldo vietoveje klausimai ir skirtingu saliu komunikacija. Pasitelkiamas populiaraus televizijos serialo Sostu karai atvejo tyrimas, susitelkiant i skirtingas filmavimo vietas Siaures Airijoje ir Dubrovnike (Kroatija). Straipsnio tikslas--pateikti pradini pagrinda, skirta paveldo vietovems, naudojamoms filmuoti, ir ju galimam poveikiui. Reiksminiai zodziai: Sostu karai, filmu skatinamas turizmas, filmavimo vietos, keliaujancios pasaulines zvaigzdes, lankytoju suvokimas, lankytoju kelioniu sprendimai, pasaulio paveldo vietoves.
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