[edited by] Liping A. Cai, William C. Gartner, Ana María Munar.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Bingley, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Emerald Group Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 297 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
SERIES
Series Title
Bridging tourism theory and practice,
Volume Designation
v. 1
ISSN of Series
2042-1443 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-262) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Tourism branding: a community affair -- Challenging the brand -- A model of virtual destination branding -- Deconstructing brand equity -- A two-dimensional approach to branding: integrating identity and equity -- Collaborative destination branding -- Tourism branding in a social exchange system -- Linking local and culinary cuisines with destination branding -- Spanish holiday brands: comparative analysis of 10 destinations -- Branding Spain's tourism miracle (1959-1979) -- A practical framework for destination branding -- Destination brand strategy: the case of Greece -- the Copenhagen way: stakeholder-driven destination branding -- Consultation builds stronger brands -- Developing distinctive city branding: cases of Anseong and Bucheon, South Korea -- Strategic branding in hospitality: the case of Sol Melia.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Academic studies have predominantly treated destination branding as a marketing phenomenon that happens to involve tourists as customers in a marketplace. Tourism Branding: Communities in Action, the first volume in a new and exciting book series, considers a traditional marketing subject from multidisciplinary perspectives.