Performance evaluation framework for destination management organisations: managers' perspectives. [PDF]
This study aims to develop a performance evaluation framework for Destination Management Organisations (DMOs). Although tourism researchers (Ritchie and Crouch 2005; Pike 2005; Bornhorst et al.
Spyriadis, Thanasis
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Marketing of a destination: Jordan as a case study [PDF]
This study investigates the internal and external environmental factors that affect destination marketing in Jordan and the use of the destination marketing concept by tourism companies in Jordan.
Alhroot, Abdel-Hafiz Hussein Jaddou
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Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness [PDF]
Purpose – Grounded in service-dominant (S-D) logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart tourism destination. Design/methodology/approach – The
Boes, Kim +2 more
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What is the “Personality” of a tourism destination? [PDF]
Researching online before booking a vacation can be seen as a common habit of customers nowadays. In this context, Recommender Systems (RSs) are aiming to support the customers to find the right products, but they face domain specific challenges since tourism products are typically very complex and related to emotional experiences.
Mete Sertkan +2 more
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Tourism Destination Management [PDF]
This book collected studies focused on the management of tourist destinations. Destinations are complex and adaptive systems, where the different elements that make them up have to be oriented towards achieving a common objective that improves the competitiveness of the destination. Five main lines of research on tourist destinations can be established:
Rodríguez-Díaz, Manuel +1 more
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An Evaluation of the image of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the British and Swedish markets and the implications for marketing the country as a tourism destination. [PDF]
Tourism image is critical to the success of any destination, but few image studies to date have focused specifically on either Jordan or the UK and Sweden; furthermore, none has analysed the image of Jordan as a tourist destination in either the UK or ...
Harahsheh, Salem Salameh
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Urban Tourism Destinations in the World
Abstract In recent decades, cities have faced numerous problems related to the accelerated process of urbanization, which leads to ecological, spatial and social consequences. At the same time, globalization destroyed productive activities and created structural problems related to unemployment. For these reasons, cities are trying to
Uros̆ević, Marija +2 more
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A meta-narrative analysis of smart tourism destinations: implications for tourism destination management [PDF]
The concept of smart tourism destinations has gained increased interest in tourism research. In this study, we show how previous research has shaped the current discourse on smart tourism destinati...
Jennie Gelter +2 more
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Destination Marketing Organizations and destination marketing: A narrative analysis of the literature [PDF]
This article presents the first narrative analysis of the areas of research that have developed within the destination marketing field since its commencement in 1973.
Pike, Steven +7 more
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From a geographic perspective, a destination is a particular place which a tourist plans to visit. Typically, natural and human attractions play a major role in making the choice (Gunn 1988). A destination is different from the tourist’s normal environment. The term is used to describe locations at a range of scales from an individual resort to a city,
Flores, Adao, Scott, Noel
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