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The influence of community factors on the engagement of residents in place promotion: Empirical evidence from an Italian heritage site [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The engagement of community residents in place promotion is increasingly recognized as desirable for ensuring effective and reliable communication with tourists.
Aas   +81 more
core   +1 more source

National and urban public policy agenda in tourism. Towards the emergence of a hyperneoliberal script? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Following the 2007–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), some national governments have been pursuing a counter-reform of the public sector characterised by further policy centralisation and the ‘hollowing out’ of regional authorities.
Amore, Alberto, Hall, Colin Michael
core   +1 more source

Exploring the Factors Involved in Tourists’ Decision-Making and Determinants of Length of Stay

open access: yesAdministrative Sciences, 2023
This study aimed at identifying the factors influencing tourists’ decisions in choosing their vacation destinations as well as factors influencing their behavior. An online survey was applied to 861 Romanian tourists. The principal component analysis was
Valentin C. Mihai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Roles and Functions of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) in the Success and Performance of Tourism Destinations [PDF]

open access: yesOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2022
The Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) lead and coordinate the management activities in many tourism destinations and play the role of strategic leaders in their development.
Smaranda Toma , Daniela Mihai
doaj  

Destination Online Communication: Why Less is Sometimes More. A Study of Online Communications of English Destinations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This research investigates the relationship between Web site design and the Web site end-user experience of a vast number of English tourism destinations, both local and regional ones.
Alessandro Inversini   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Online communication in Spanish destination marketing organizations [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vacation Marketing, 2016
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have had a significant impact on both the travel and tourism experience and industry. In particular, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) have found ICT a powerful ally to harmonize and coordinate the activities of local stakeholders as well as to reach travellers.
José Fernández-Cavia   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Local communities and sport activities expenditures and image: residents’ role in sustainable tourism and recreation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The practice of sports by resident communities is a tool for healthy lifestyles, inclusive growth and the promotion of sustainable cities. Nevertheless, the relationship between sport, tourism and recreation still remain an under researched theme ...
Custódio, Maria João   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Facebook as a destination marketing tool: Evidence from Italian regional Destination Management Organizations [PDF]

open access: yesTourism Management, 2016
Abstract This work explores how Italian regional Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) strategically employ Facebook to promote and market their destinations, and improves on the current metrics for capturing user engagement. Based on big data analysis from the regional DMOs' Facebook pages, supplemented with semi-structured interviews ...
MARIANI, MARCELLO MARIA   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Tourism Destination Marketing: Academic Knowledge

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2020
A holistic, multi-organization view of marketing or destination management organizations (DMOs) who must muster the best efforts of many partner organizations and individuals (stakeholders) to have the greatest success. Destination marketing is described
M. Sotiriadis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Communicating mega events on Twitter: implications for destination marketing

open access: yesJournal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2020
Guided by social network analysis, this paper examines the communication of the Commonwealth Games on Twitter and paints a picture of the roles and relations of the key contributors and formation of networks arising out of this mega event context.
Xin Jin, Mingming Cheng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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