Tourism Destination Management and Branding

Why Attend

This course is designed to provide an overview of the essential practices for boosting the global competitiveness of tourism destinations. It begins by examining the duties and responsibilities of governing bodies and Destination Management Organizations (DMOs). Secondly, it highlights the significance of attraction factors and performance standards in the process of creating a unique brand identity for the destination. Lastly, it focuses on practical measures to reduce the negative impacts of mass tourism and enhance the overall visitor experience.

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Duration

3-4 hours

Students

12,000

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Course Methodology This interactive course combines different learning approaches, including presentations, video analysis, case studies, discussions, and group exercises. Course Objectives By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Define the role and responsibilities of tour guides in the tourism industry
Develop interpretation skills to provide engaging and informative tours
Manage group dynamics and facilitate group interactions
Develop practical communication skills to convey information clearly to groups
Recognize and address ethical considerations related to tour guiding, including cultural and environmental sensitivity

Target Audience Tour guiding and tour escorting companies, local guides bodies, and tour leaders professionals. Target Competencies

Tour-guiding
Interpreting patterns and behaviors
Communication skills
Maintaining a positive mental attitude
Ethical behaviors

Destination management: Scope and structure

Basic elements of tourist destination
Pillars of destination management
Role of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs)
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the tourism sector
Benefits of destination management policies
Attractiveness of tourist destination

Destination competitiveness

Factors contributing to competitiveness
Destination choice and competitiveness
Destination competitiveness assessment
Benchmarking destination competitiveness
Managing benchmarking outcomes

Destination branding

Branding challenges for tourism destination
Benefits of an effective branding
Targeted market identification
The brand-building process
Creating a branding identity

Destination management strategies

Product design
Product marketing and development
Carrying capacity determination
Governance and tourism management stakeholders
Destination and site operation

Quality control and visitor management strategies

Visitor management overview
Mass tourism challenges
Key perspective of visitor management
Visitor management actions
Visitor information management