Frontmatter -- DEDICATION -- IN MEMORIAM -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction / Hall, C. Michael -- Part 1: The Conceptual Context and Evolution of the TALC -- Prologue / Butler, Richard -- Introduction / Butler, Richard -- 1. The Ontological Foundation of the TALC /...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the extent to which film locations affect the decision making of tourists and overall attractiveness of film locations as tourist destinations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the relative appeal of fictional and authentic...

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This volume contains specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers who have used and modified the original TALC model over the past two decades, a reprint of the original article, a discussion of its origins, and a comprehensive review of most of the published material using the TALC