Advances in Tourism Destination Marketing

Metin Kozak is Professor of Marketing in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Mugla University, Turkey. He obtained his PhD degree in Tourism from Sheffield Hallam University, UK (2000). He has widely published in the field of tourism and hospitality marketing. His main research interests focus on consumer behavior, benchmarking, destination management and marketing, Mediterranean tourism and research methods.

This volume provides original insight into the operational opportunities, challenges and constraints in managing Tourism Destination Marketing.

Part 1: Destination Marketing and Management 1. Research in Tourism Marketing: An Analysis of Topics & Methodologies 2. Diversity, Devolution and Disorder: The Management of Tourism Destinations 3. Success Factors of Tourism Networks 4. Strategic Positioning and Performance of Tourism Destinations Part 2: Destination Branding 5. A Movie Map Conversion Study: A Case Study of 'Pride & Prejudice' 6. Music-Tourism Networks: A Study of Three Festivals in Queensland 7. Destination Brand Licensing 8. Destinations as Gadgets: Co-Creating a Sportive Identity for Voss Part 3: Destination Networks 9. Networking Approaches for Sustainable Destination Management 10. Tourism Destinations: A Network Analysis of the Web Space 11. Rodolfo Baggio & Magda Antonioli Corigliano Part 4: Vacation Decision Making & Choice 12. Influence of Women's Lifestyles on Holiday Decisions 13. Access and Use of E-commerce in the Spanish Tourism Market 14. The Formation of Destination Choice Sets: An Interpretive Approach 15. Risk Perceptions and Risk Reduction Strategies as Determinants of Destination Choice 16. Identification of Important Service Factors in Group Package Tours Part 5: Consumer Experiences & Perceptions 17. Holiday Resort Visitor Motivations and their Relationship with Satisfaction 18. Building a Tourist Typology Based on Motivations for Visiting a Cultural City 19. Effect of Complaint Management on Loyalty versus Probability of Ending Relationship