Abstract
ABSTRACT: Based on the recent trend that social network sites (SNSs) have been replacing traditional sources of information, this study seeks to examine the representative characteristics of pictorial information in both destination marketing organizations’ (DMOs) websites and SNSs (i.e. Pinterest.com), focusing on three major cities in Japan. Analyzing photos in terms of 13 categories, this study revealed that differences exist between two channels indicating an inconsistency between travelers’ interests and marketers’ projections. Based on the results, the study suggests possible DMOs’ marketing strategies utilizing SNSs to facilitate and reinforce favorable destination images.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 687-701 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 12 Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- Destination image
- destination marketing organizations
- Japan
- social network sites
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