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.

Trip planning by video -- Brazil takes vacation research to YouTube and mobile game
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Trip planning by video -- Brazil takes vacation research to YouTube and mobile game
By Dennis Schaal | March 20, 2012
Chalk one up for Brazilian tourism board Embratur in getting creative about travel inspiration and trip planning. Read More
Ten things to know about fee-for-marketing services for destinations
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Ten things to know about fee-for-marketing services for destinations
By Viewpoints | March 19, 2012
In destination marketing circles, the buzz is about fee-for-marketing services. Read More
TravelLocal sharpens online agency model by only working with local companies
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TravelLocal sharpens online agency model by only working with local companies
By Kevin May | March 6, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based TravelLocal, an online travel agency to bring travellers and local companies together. Read More
Why Pinterest works in the travel industry (ESPECIALLY destinations)
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Why Pinterest works in the travel industry (ESPECIALLY destinations)
By Troy Thompson | March 5, 2012
This is not another post about how to promote via Pinterest. Nor is it a list, how-to or secret revealing, link-bait article which is deep on hype and light on substance. Read More
North Wales Borderlands marries old and new with tourism geocaching promotion
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North Wales Borderlands marries old and new with tourism geocaching promotion
By Linda Fox | February 16, 2012
Destination marketing organisation North Wales Borderlands has taken an interesting approach to encouragign people to tour the region with its 'Great North Wales Borderlands Adventure Trail' promotion... Read More
Why destination marketing providers need to think more like Google, Apple and Facebook
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Why destination marketing providers need to think more like Google, Apple and Facebook
By Viewpoints | February 14, 2012
The current DMO technology-pricing model is killing the sector and making destination marketers increasingly irrelevant. Read More
Visitor center makes out on Facebook for Valentine kiss-fest
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Visitor center makes out on Facebook for Valentine kiss-fest
By Dennis Schaal | February 13, 2012
"Sexy, crazy, funny" goes the description --Talk about a creative and potentially sizzling promotion of a destination for Valentine's Day. Read More
VisitPhilly takes a leap toward Facebook engagement with date nights
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VisitPhilly takes a leap toward Facebook engagement with date nights
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2012
There are at least two ways to look at the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Corp.'s current Facebook campaign, 29 Nights of Dates. Read More
How a tourism board made its visitor centre look and feel like an Apple Store
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How a tourism board made its visitor centre look and feel like an Apple Store
By Kevin May | January 30, 2012
Remember the days when often a city's tourist centre had a few dusty leaflets, outdated maps on the walls and staff that looked bored rigid by the entire experience? Read More
MySwitzerland social media video - funny, very clever, but does it boost visitor numbers?
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MySwitzerland social media video - funny, very clever, but does it boost visitor numbers?
By Kevin May | January 27, 2012
Tourism Queensland discovered that it takes more than the gushing of the advertising industry to ensure a high profile marketing campaign was actually worthwhile. Read More
Could new top level domains provide funding for tourism organisations?
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Could new top level domains provide funding for tourism organisations?
By Troy Thompson | January 16, 2012
As we enter a brave new world of top-level domain names (TLDs), brought upon by the recent approval and registration process from ICANN, what are the opportunities for DMOs and CVBs? Read More
VisitBritain asks public to invite friends and family in latest campaign
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VisitBritain asks public to invite friends and family in latest campaign
By Linda Fox | January 5, 2012
VisitBritain is providing the public with tools on Facebook and other media to help promote the destination to friends and relatives. Read More
Saga Travel brings brochures to life via virtual reality app
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Saga Travel brings brochures to life via virtual reality app
By Linda Fox | January 5, 2012
Saga Travel, the specialist in holidays for the over-fifties, is bringing its brochures right up to date with the use of a virtual reality application Read More
Where next with technology for tourism boards and destination marketing organisations?
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Where next with technology for tourism boards and destination marketing organisations?
By Viewpoints | December 30, 2011
In late 2010, we interviewed 650 destination marketing organizations to determine what they had in the way of tools for delivering web content to visitors. Read More
Imagine what a tourism board could do to its greatest attractions with this technology
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Imagine what a tourism board could do to its greatest attractions with this technology
By Kevin May | December 11, 2011
Dismiss for a moment the fact that it's an ad for mobile handset manufacturer LG, this quite extraordinary use of 3D film and lights in a live setting has enormous potential in travel. Read More
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