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.

How a tourist board got a genuine viral hit and welcomed hackers
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How a tourist board got a genuine viral hit and welcomed hackers
By Kevin May | November 11, 2010
VisitNorway probably thought it was just creating a bit of fun for visitors to its site, like so many other companies that produce simple (and often rubbish) web games. Read More
1991 paper predicted tech integration across travel. What happened?
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1991 paper predicted tech integration across travel. What happened?
By Kevin May | November 10, 2010
In the early 1990s professor Dimitrios Buhalis published an academic paper pushing a range of predictions as to how travel would evolve through technology. Read More
Part Five of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Five of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 4, 2010
For our final article in the series, a look at advanced options for Power Users. Read More
Part Four of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Four of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 3, 2010
In this edition, Facebook Places... And what you should do now. Read More
Part Three of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Three of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 2, 2010
Today, using Facebook for marketing... Five tips to make your likes more meaningful. Read More
When social, mobile, location and every other buzzword come together
By Martin Collings | November 1, 2010
One of the themes that I have covered probably more than any other is how to get over the hype of all the new technologies and ideas. Read More
Part One of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part One of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | October 29, 2010
In this series, we take an in-depth look at the points, tips and recommendations from the recent Creating Destination Engagement with Facebook presentation. Read More
Is Japan the travel technology wildcard?
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Is Japan the travel technology wildcard?
By Viewpoints | October 19, 2010
We all know Japan has a very unusual tourist market compared to the rest of the developed world, but how different in terms of technology? Read More
VisitBritain website to offer human TripBod welcome
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VisitBritain website to offer human TripBod welcome
By Kevin May | October 6, 2010
Destination planning site TripBod is teaming up with VisitBritain to allow visitors to buy in personal travel services before they arrive in the country. Read More
If Expedia.com was a country it would be bigger than Slovakia
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If Expedia.com was a country it would be bigger than Slovakia
By Kevin May | September 29, 2010
Or at least that's the view of Web Empires by Sharenator, a tool which produces "visual" results of website traffic. Read More
Google touts Kerala Tourism Board mobile campaign -- and AdMob
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Google touts Kerala Tourism Board mobile campaign -- and AdMob
By Dennis Schaal | September 24, 2010
Google gives high marks to a Kerala Tourism marketing drive and claims the destination marketing organization is the first to reach out to inbound travelers through such a mobile campaign. Read More
TLabs Showcase - AvidTrips
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TLabs Showcase - AvidTrips
By Kevin May | September 22, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring New York City, USA-based AvidTrips. Read More
VisitBritain adds hostels to website, shows off relaunch impact
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VisitBritain adds hostels to website, shows off relaunch impact
By Kevin May | September 20, 2010
Three months after unveiling a hefty redesign of its website, VisitBritain is claiming a substantial array of impressive statistics and pushing further improvements. Read More
Mexico Tourism Board launches ad campaign to attract North Americans
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Mexico Tourism Board launches ad campaign to attract North Americans
By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010
For Mexico tourism, first came the swine flu crisis in 2009 and then this year's headlines about drug-gang violence in the country. Read More
DiscoverPad puts destination marketing organizations on the iPad
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DiscoverPad puts destination marketing organizations on the iPad
By Stephen Joyce | August 8, 2010
Discover Anywhere Mobile, a Toronto-based software and services company specializing in location-aware applications for mobile devices and platforms, introduced the DiscoverPad. Read More
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