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The Changing Market Place of Tourism From Seeing Sights To Sensing Experiences
The Changing Market Place of Tourism From Seeing Sights To Sensing Experiences
The Changing Market Place of Tourism From Seeing Sights To Sensing Experiences
Peter Billing
Centre for Regional og Tourism Research
Bornholm
THE AGENDA ...
Commodities
Economy
Agrarian Industrial Service Experience
Corporate Theatre
”Volkswagen seems to have seriously decided to be
playful, and rationally decided to be emotional”.
Phil Patton, in Metropolis (November 2000)
ECONOMY PLACE
Technology Business/Attraction
Culture Destination
Region
Production
Produtainment
Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
Retail
Shoppertainment
Brands become stores
NikeTown, Chicago
– stores become brands
Vacation
Working hours
Pension age
The Post-Industrial Era
Work: 8 %
Competence
development
Leave of Absence
Swedish Institute For Future Studies 1998
The Four Realms of the Tourist Experience
Pine & Gilmore ”The Experience Economy” (1999)
Absorbtion
”Into the Mind”
Entertainment Educational
Immersion
”Into the Experience”
THE TOURISM MAKERS:
New Technology, Channels and Products
CHALLENGES
Understand the changing demographics and customer segments
Recognize the paradox of the Post-Industrial condition
Global Economy
Economy of Trust
Local Relations
Exploit the creative potentials of the Experience Economy
Depart from the existing local & regional recources
• Natural recources
• Culture & history
• Human recources
Stimulate creative concept- and product development
Establish cross-sectorial networks and co-operation
Focus on knowledge, creativity and innovation
Establish active partnerships with universities and research
Peter Billing
billing@crt.dk