International Journal of Marketing and Technology
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 9

Understanding tourist destination image

  • Author:
  • Ranbir Singh
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 110 to 114

Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management, M.D. University, Rohtak (Haryana)

Online published on 22 January, 2015.

Abstract

The paper is aimed to examine the concept of destinations image and its utility in promotion of tourism industry. The term “image” has been used by different disciplines with different meanings. This paper is a modest effort to analyze different elements and components of the concept and its process with major factors affecting in its formation. Paper also discusses the role of destination image in holiday decision making process.

Keywords

Destination image, element, formation, process, role of image