Destination Branding
Destination Branding: Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO) previously referred to destination branding as the promotion and marketing of their place to a specific audience of business or leisure travellers. In recent years, both the media landscape and consumer expectations have changed dramatically, forcing destination marketers and managers to rethink their strategy. The following articles offer expert insights, examples and advice on destination branding as a strategy that goes way above and beyond catchy advertising, slogans and logos.
Themba Khumalo on South Africa’s Destination Marketing Strategy and Response to the Corona Crisis
Themba Khumalo on South African Tourism's approach to destination marketing and how it addresses the coronavirus crisis.
Gieri Spescha on the Regional Branding Strategy of Graubuenden in Switzerland
Brand Graubünden CEO, Gieri Spescha shares how the canton (region) in Eastern Switzerland approaches regional branding, going beyond tourism.
Seeing Azerbaijan From a New Point of View – Destination Branding by Landor
Azerbaijan wasn't well known and when people knew about it, their perceptions were often outdated. Brand consultancy Landor explains how its destination branding strategy helped to change this.
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.
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.
Destination Sustainability: What DMOs Can Do to Make Their City or Region More Sustainable
What Destination Marketing and Management Organizations (DMOs) can do right away to make their destination more sustainable - useful advice from the panel of sustainable tourism specialists, which we convene together with the Sustainability Leaders Project.