Interviews

Brian Mullis on How Guyana Promotes Sustainable Tourism Through Innovative Destination Marketing and Management

Brian T. Mullis in this interview shares how the South American country Guyana approaches sustainable destination development by focusing on community-based tourism and value over volume in its destination marketing.

Joxe Mari Aizega on Culinary Place Branding and the Power of Gastronomy

Joxe Mari Aizega in this interview introduces us to the work of the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastián and illustrates how gastronomy and culinary heritage and representations are gaining importance in place branding.

Cecilia Cassinger on Place Branding, Strategic Communication and Urban Sustainability

Cecilia Cassinger of Lund University in Sweden in this interview discusses place branding as a strategic communication practice, its social implications and potential to support urban sustainability.

Guðrið Højgaard on How the Faroe Islands Use Smart Destination Marketing for Sustainable Tourism Management

Guðrið Højgaard in this interview illustrates how the Faroe Islands are using innovative destination marketing and place branding to promote responsible tourism and the sustainable development of the North Atlantic archipelago.

Bruno Marti on How to Brand a Hotel: Example 25hours

How to brand a hotel? How to use smart design and create unique experiences for that special identity and brand which conscious guests can identify with? Bruno Marti tells us how 25hours Hotels do it.

Piotr Lutek on Place Branding in Poland: Challenges, Success Strategies and Trends

Piotr Lutek of Synergia in Lublin in this interview discusses the current state of place marketing and branding in Poland and Eastern Europe, and shares his thoughts on city branding trends, challenges and success strategies.

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