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Edward Inskeep
Bio: Edward Inskeep is an academic researcher. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 105 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize several models for strategic marketing and management of destinations and provide an overview of several techniques widely used and illustrates examples from around the world. But they do not consider the sustainability of local resources.
2,779 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed and explained the limitations of participatory tourism development in the context of developing countries and concluded that hard political choices and logical decisions based on cumbersome social, economic and environmental trade-offs are sine qua non alongside deliberate help, collaboration and co-operation of major international donor agencies, NGOs, international tour operators and multinational companies.
1,072 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the nature of community participation expected by various interest groups with special references to a local destination in Turkey and developed a conceptual framework by examining typologies of community participations.
572 citations
TL;DR: In this article, leading destination marketers from the midwestern United States were invited to participate in a large focus group to discuss the specific challenges encountered by their organizations and their implications for destination marketing organizations as well as tourism research.
Abstract: Threats in the external environment and changes in the industry’s markets and structures have challenged destination marketing organizations to change in fundamental ways. The strategic responses to these developments are essentially decisions to proactively shape, adapt to, or passively struggle through a crisis. Envisioning the future of tourism and examining possible ways of reaching various future scenarios are essential exercises in this process of deciding which strategic approach to adopt. In response to the increasing need for new visions of the future of tourism and particularly destination marketing, leading destination marketers from the midwestern United States were invited to participate in a large focus group to discuss the specific challenges encountered by their organizations. This article summarizes the issues raised and their implications for destination marketing organizations as well as tourism research.
390 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show how some weaknesses of SWOT analysis can be avoided and how it can be elaborated upon in order to provide more comprehensive decision support for rural tourism.
291 citations