This textbook shows how cities, regions and countries adopt branding strategies similar to those of leading household brand names in an effort to differentiate themselves and emotionally connect with potential tourists. It asks whether tourist destinations get the reputations they deserve and uses topical case studies to discuss brand concepts and challenges. It tackles how place perceptions are formed, how cities, regions and countries can enhance their reputations as creative, competitive destinations, and the link between competitive identity and strategic tourism policy making.
This primer demystifies branding, demonstrates how to reveal a destination brand, and provides real world examples, as well as affordable, proven tools, templates and checklists to help breathe life into a small city brand.
In New Zealand's case, it has used PR and the web to create strong brand relationships, not only interactively engaging visitors pre-trip, but also providing direct marketing opportunities for relationship building, ...
Building a country brand is an investment, with strong positive returns. This book will guide you along the path to building a successful brand.
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Sir Terry's vision was designed to attain a personal goal that most independent observers thought was a pipedream. Sir Terry dreamed of hosting the world's most prestigious golfing event in his native Wales. In 2001 he proved that this ...
This book provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for branding and marketing for sustainable tourism development.
This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the concept and scope of the tourism industry in general and of destination marketing and management in particular.
... the future visitations by tourists . It will also mean that besides promoting the various tour- ist destinations of ... cosmopolitan city , which demonstrates the alliance of the communities of Bengaluru , their aspirations . 66 Karaga ...
Doreen Kupke. 2. The Concept of Destination Branding 2.1 Definition Destination Branding For a better understanding ... brands shall give the tourist a security and assurance of quality and easier the destination searching process, they ...
This book integrates new thinking on the image, marketing, and branding of places at all levels, from town squares to cities and countries, and of the products and peoples associated with them, thereby bridging the ‘country’ and ...