Shaping destination marketing through travel blogs: understanding Egypt's attributes affecting bloggers’ choice

Author

Hifni, Lamya

Source

Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Issue

Vol. 13, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.62-79, 18 p.

Publisher

Alexandria University Faculty of Tourism

Publication Date

2016-06-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

18

Main Subjects

Marketing
Tourism

Topics

Abstract EN

Travel blogs are considered an important tool for destination marketing.

Bloggers’ narrative reflects their tourist experience and their comments often contain recommendations and their intentions to revisit the destinations their stories are about.

Travel blog monitoring is considered an effective method for destination marketers to assess their service quality and improve travelers’ overall experiences.

The purpose of this study is to examine how travel blogs can be a powerful tool through the e-WOM in destination marketing.

The study used a qualitative research to analyze blogs content and demonstrate Egypt’s attributes that made bloggers’ choice.

Tourism destination marketing organizations in Egypt could develop successfully their attractions and service quality through generated travel blogs information.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hifni, Lamya. 2016. Shaping destination marketing through travel blogs: understanding Egypt's attributes affecting bloggers’ choice. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.62-79.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856751

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hifni, Lamya. Shaping destination marketing through travel blogs: understanding Egypt's attributes affecting bloggers’ choice. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Vol. 13, no. 1 (2016), pp.62-79.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856751

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hifni, Lamya. Shaping destination marketing through travel blogs: understanding Egypt's attributes affecting bloggers’ choice. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels. 2016. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.62-79.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856751

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 77-79

Record ID

BIM-856751