Most tourism activities take place at a destination, and destination serves as a fundamental unit of analysis in any modelling of the tourism system. However, destination marketing and management is a complex subject that requires a comprehensive, holistic and systematic approach. From the demand side, travellers have a choice of available destinations; from the supply side, destination marketing organizations are competing for attention from a highly competitive marketplace. Taking an integrated and comprehensive approach, this book focuses on both the macro and micro aspects of destination marketing and management. Some key areas covered include the consumer decision making process, product development and distribution and the use of emerging technologies in destination marketing.

Contributions by: Deborah Breiter, Dimitrios Buhalis, Richard Butler, Robertico Croes, Daniel Fesenmaier, Alan Fyall, Dogan Gursoy, John Jenkins, Peter O’Connor, Philip Pearce, Lori Pennington-Gray, Amir Shani, Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, Muzaffer Uysal, Andrew Walls, Claudia Jurowski, Asli Tasci, Drew Martin, John Kracht, Graham Brown, Galia Fuchs