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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164022503321

Autore

Kolb Bonita M.

Titolo

Tourism marketing for cities and towns : using social media and branding / / Bonita Kolb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

2017

ISBN

1-134-85815-9

1-134-85808-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

659.2930776

Soggetti

City promotion

Tourism - Marketing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding how places, particularly cities and towns, are marketed to and consumed by tourists, is vital to anyone working in the tourism industry. By creating and promoting a unique branded destination, the successful marketer can attract new visitors to their city or tourism attraction. With the rise of social media, there is even more scope to explore how tourism marketers can use their own and other social media sites to communicate with today¿s tech connected traveler.In a new updated volume,¿Tourism Marketing for Cities and Towns¿provides thorough and succinct coverage of place marketing theory specific to the tourism industry. It focuses on clearly explaining how to develop the branded destination with special emphasis on product analysis, promoting authenticity and, new to this edition, the use of social media to create the personalized experiences desired by visitors. In addition, it contains a wide range of international examples and perspectives from a large variety of different stakeholders, alongside discussion questions and strategic planning worksheets. This book provides both practical advice with real-world application and a theoretical background to the field as a whole.Written in an engaging style, this



book will be valuable reading for upper level students and business practitioners of Tourism, Marketing, Urban Studies, Business Management and Leisure Studies.