Idea 79 of 500. Cluster 4: The experience economy
Drone photography as a premium package
The mechanism, from the book
An app that tells people what is happening tonight converts a day visit into a 2-night stay.
Every idea in cluster 4 uses this mechanism.
A first step
Check the current rules for flying drones near your chosen site with the authority that sets them, and pick a location where flying is allowed. Shoot one sample reel of a couple or family, and set a price for a package. Offer it to wedding planners and villa managers. One paid package is the proof.
- Who pays first
- Couples marrying or honeymooning on the island, and villa owners who need aerial photographs for their listings.
- What leaves today
- Aerial images of the island are often shot by visiting crews; a local operator keeps the premium on the island.
The idea and the mechanism are from the book. The first step was written for this site as a suggestion; if you know a better one, say so.
The test
Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?
The only test any idea on this site has to pass. The four rules that go with it are here.
In the book
- Ch. FiveThe Most Photographed Rock in the World
What a day visit needs in order to become 2 nights
More from cluster 4
- 71Evening cultural performances on a fixed nightly schedule
- 72Moonlit storytelling: the legends, the kings, the histories
- 73Royal feast dinners recreating historical menus
- 74Costume and photography experiences
- 75Archaeology-themed treasure hunts for children
- 76Private guided tours led by historians and archaeologists
Idea 79 of the 500 in the appendix of Why Not Sri Lanka? Every one can be started by one person, one family or one small firm.