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.

Does the Groupon model lead tourism businesses racing to the bottom?
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Does the Groupon model lead tourism businesses racing to the bottom?
By Stephen Joyce | January 14, 2011
Is Groupon, and other group discount sites, changing the way people shop for the better or doing it at the expense of small business? Read More
Queensland tourism board, the web and floods
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Queensland tourism board, the web and floods
By Kevin May | January 6, 2011
Tourist authorities in Australia appear to be taking a low-key approach to ensuring visitor activity is not affected by the huge floods in Queensland, Australia. Read More
Rough guide to tourism board websites and technology
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Rough guide to tourism board websites and technology
By Viewpoints | January 4, 2011
Destination marketing organizations need two things to maintain good websites. First is content management. Second, are a good set of online tools and services. Read More
VisitBritain launches check-in game through Facebook Places
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VisitBritain launches check-in game through Facebook Places
By Kevin May | December 23, 2010
Nice idea from VisitBritain using social media and location check-ins to attract people to a global competition running through its Facebook page. Read More
Jamaica claims 3D destination promotion first
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Jamaica claims 3D destination promotion first
By Kevin May | December 9, 2010
The Jamaican tourism board says it has created the world's first destination video filmed entirely in 3D, a project which has been in development for most of 2010. Read More
Sicilian town Agira in vogue after surreal YouTube hit
By Kevin May | November 29, 2010
The picturesque town of Agira nestles in the hills of central Sicily and, until now, was a relatively sleepy place with only modest efforts at attracting tourists. Read More
Joobili introduces premium listings for events, axes forums
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Joobili introduces premium listings for events, axes forums
By Kevin May | November 29, 2010
Trip planning service Joobili officially unveiled its own version of sponsored listings this week, a system to provide event organisers with better visibility on the site. Read More
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
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