This essay notice film and TV-series as a resource, which can be utililized by the tourism industry. To be more concrete, the aim of this essay is to examine if and how the Television series “Midsomer murders” can be utilized as a tourism product. To fulfill the purpose of this essay, two different methods have been used: the study off literature and a content analyses, the later in form of a picture & film analyses. The results of this study showed that “Midsomer murders” have qualifications enough to be a successful tourism product. Among other things, tourism based on TV-series or film, seem to be right in time. The post-tourist accepts imagination and finds “authentic” meaning in experiences rather than in objects. The post-tourist even prefer and expects some form of imagination. ”Midsomer murders” as a tourism product, offers a stay based on fiction where rooms of “tourism” comprehend a stage where the tourist plays his part like an actor in the theatre. The plot in the series can be utilized through arranging role-playing, where the tourist is allowed to leave the daily life and assume new identities. The qualities of the post-tourist, easily correspond to those experiences, attractions and attributes offered by filmtourism. That is why the tourism product ”Midsomer murders” is right in time. Further, the plot, sceneries, actors and characters in “Midsomer Murders” can be utilized to create a lasting tourism product. The study also found that locals as well as private, governmental and municipal actors needs to be involved in the tourism planning in order for the tourism product to work efficiently. Agreements on writing guide books and to create an official ”fansite” need to be established by involving the producers and distributors of the series. The study also found that the village of Great Missenden as well as the village of Bledlow could serve as main attractions for the “Midsomer murder” tourism product.

Syfte och Forskningsfråga Följande flerfallsstudie behandlar relationen mellan fenomenet filmturism och destinationsvarumärken. Utifrån fenomenet ställer studien frågan vilka förutsättningar film skapar för uppbyggnad av destinationsvarumärken. Syftet med studien är därmed att göra en inventering av destinationers möjligheter och begränsningar vid varumärkesbyggande vid filmturism.   Metod Flerfallsstudien har härletts ur en deduktiv ansats, där tre fall har utgjort analysobjekt. Insamling av empirisk data har skett genom fem intervjuer med informanter knutna till studiens fall där turismaktörens perspektiv representeras. De tre studerade fallen har utgjorts av Ystad med filmerna om Wallander, Skopelos med filmen Mamma Mia! och Arendal med filmen Frozen. En andra metod som genomförts är webbaserad enkätundersökning med 161 respondenter som representerar turistens perspektiv.   Resultat och Slutsats Studien har kunnat visa på vilket sätt fallen arbetar med sina destinationsvarumärken och vilken påverkan filmerna haft på destinationerna. Det har även framgått att flera förutsättningar uppstått som går att arbeta med vid uppbyggnad av destinationsvarumärken. Slutligen har ett tydligt band mellan film och destination identifierats inom studiens fall och även att redan existerande förutsättningar som funnits på destinationerna är av vikt vid etablering av filmturism. En slutsats som har dragits är att förutsättningar för varumärkesbyggande av destinationer är komplexa och kan påverkas av faktorer som gör varje destinations förutsättningar unika. Studien har kunnat visa på att filmturism inte är ett passivt marknadsföringsverktyg utan måste aktivt arbetas med för att bygga upp destinationens varumärke. / Purpose and research question The following multiple case study is treating the relationship between the phenomena of film tourism and destination branding. Within the subject, the thesis is asking the question which prerequisites films creates for building destination brands. The purpose of the study is therefore to do an inventory of destinations possibilities and limitations when building a brand through film tourism.   Method The study has been carried out with a deductive approach, where three cases has been the objects for analysis. Gathering of empirical data has been done by conducting five interviews with informants bound to the cases, representing the tourism actors perspective. The three cases of the study is Ystad with the movies about Wallander, Skopelos with the movie Mamma Mia! and Arendal with the movie Frozen. A second method which has been conducted is a web-based survey with 161 respondents, representing the perspective of the tourist.   Result and Conclusions The study has shown in what ways the cases are working with destination brands and which impact the films has made on the destinations. Findings has also been found in how multiple prerequisites has emerged, which can be used in the work with building a destination brand. As a conclusion, a clear bond between a film and a destination has been identified within the cases of the study, and also how the already existing prerequisites at the destinations is of importance when establishing film tourism. A conclusion which has been drawn is how prerequisites for building a destination brand, are complex and can be influenced by factors which makes every destination’s prerequisites unique. The study has shown how a film is not a passive tool for marketing, but has to be used actively by destinations to build a brand.