Destination Marketing Organizations News

Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) are evolving to meet the challenges of digital transformation, traveler behavior shifts, and sustainable tourism demands. PhocusWire covers the latest developments in destination marketing organizations, highlighting how tourism boards are adapting strategies, investing in technology, and redefining destination branding in a competitive global market.

Tourism board strategies and destination marketing insights

Our coverage explores how DMOs are using data-driven insights, social media engagement, and dynamic content to attract travelers and support local economies. From public-private partnerships to tech-forward visitor engagement platforms, we report on the strategic moves shaping the future of destination marketing.

Augmented reality and filters gone mad - add the Northern Lights to any travel picture
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Augmented reality and filters gone mad - add the Northern Lights to any travel picture
By Kevin May | September 18, 2012
Such is the craze for allowing the amateur photographer to turn their images into semi-professional masterpieces via filters, all manner of services are now hitting the market. Read More
Marketing a destination mobile app - the sweat equity approach
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Marketing a destination mobile app - the sweat equity approach
By Viewpoints | August 29, 2012
More than half of the adults in the United States alone already own smartphones. Look around any coffee shop to see why you want your destination’s information behind those ubiquitous mobile screens. Read More
Are small tourism businesses lacking in best practice when it comes to the web?
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Are small tourism businesses lacking in best practice when it comes to the web?
By Stephen Joyce | August 23, 2012
Ask anyone who has worked with a variety of tour and activity operators and they will probably tell you that there are as many ways of doing business as there are operators. Read More
Czech Republic tourism drive targets Facebook mood, rebrands as Czech RepubLIKE
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Czech Republic tourism drive targets Facebook mood, rebrands as Czech RepubLIKE
By Kevin May | July 23, 2012
Either a very clever or a groan-inducing approach from the Czech Republic, with tourism officials paying homage to Facebook by making Czech RepubLIKE its new slogan. Read More
Maldives twitter campaign turns sour as human rights protesters air discontent
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Maldives twitter campaign turns sour as human rights protesters air discontent
By Linda Fox | July 18, 2012
Another 'what were they thinking?' moment on Twitter this week with the Maldives Tourism Board's campaign taking a spectacular dive since its launch six days ago Read More
Qantas launches Hooroo accommodation and social media spin-off website
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Qantas launches Hooroo accommodation and social media spin-off website
By Kevin May | July 18, 2012
In what is being billed as an attempt to boost domestic tourism, Qantas has unveiled a service called Hooroo combining hotel search and booking with a big emphasis on social media. Read More
Destinations failing to make most of technology to attract and engage visitors
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Destinations failing to make most of technology to attract and engage visitors
By Kevin May | July 17, 2012
Destinations - and those charged with promoting cities or countries - do not understand how to exploit the vast array of technology and techniques to attract visitors. Read More
How destinations can use data to reach their target audiences
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How destinations can use data to reach their target audiences
By Viewpoints | July 16, 2012
Over the past several years, attractive offers from across the entire tourism spectrum have made travel more accessible than ever. Read More
Holland clones @sweden project with weekly citizen Twitter showcase
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Holland clones @sweden project with weekly citizen Twitter showcase
By Kevin May | July 4, 2012
"Do we live in windmills? Do we walk on wooden shoes? Is the whole country covered with fields of tulips and do we smoke a lot of weed?" - the Dutch want to dispel or confirm some myths for wannabe... Read More
Hang on a minute - Is social media destroying tourism?
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Hang on a minute - Is social media destroying tourism?
By Troy Thompson | June 28, 2012
We were just outside of Milan. Spending an enchanting evening in our small villa. Read More
TripAdvisor goes down under with media partnership
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TripAdvisor goes down under with media partnership
By Linda Fox | June 28, 2012
TripAdvisor and Tourism Australia have partnered in a media campaign designed to put the destination front of mind for people making a decision about where to go Read More
Are small tourism businesses really ready for the mobile revolution?
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Are small tourism businesses really ready for the mobile revolution?
By Stephen Joyce | June 26, 2012
For years we’ve been told that "this year will be the year of mobile". Unfortunately, for many of us, this tiresome line became mundane and predictable years ago. Read More
Rough guide to building a travel destination app for mobile
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Rough guide to building a travel destination app for mobile
By Viewpoints | June 25, 2012
Brochures, guides, maps and tons of other printed material could be done away with for good thanks to the new black in the world of mobile apps - destination applications. Read More
The @Sweden Twitter scandal - did tourism officials handle it correctly?
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The @Sweden Twitter scandal - did tourism officials handle it correctly?
By Viewpoints | June 21, 2012
How do you represent a region or a country in social media? A challenge to many tourist boards and associations whose job is not to sell a particular product or service but to market a city, region or... Read More
What Else? VisitFinland stories, Infor buys, GuidePal apps up, InterGlobe-WebJet
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What Else? VisitFinland stories, Infor buys, GuidePal apps up, InterGlobe-WebJet
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2012
Tall tales from VisitFinland, Infor snaps up Easy RMS, GuidePal heads into iPadland, InterGlobe and WebJet extend IT agreement... What else is going on in the world of travel tech... Read More
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