Marketing & Managing Tourism Destinations is a comprehensive & integrated textbook which uniquely considers both destination marketing & management in one volume It focuses on how destination marketing is planned implemented & evaluated as well as the management & operations of destination marketing & management organizations how they conduct business major opportunities challenges & issues they face to compete for the global leisure & business travel markets This textbook provides students with A solid introduction to destination marketing strategy & planning to organization & support planning & then to operations implementation & evaluation as well as major issues challenges & expected new directions for destination marketing management & Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) A unique systematic model to manage & market destinations Core concepts are supported with well integrated international case studies to show the practical realities of marketing & managing destinations as well as the need to take a flexible & adaptive approach to managing different destinations around the world To encourage reflection on main themes addressed & spur critical thinking discussion questions & links to further reading are included in each chapter This accessible yet rigorous text provides students with an in-depth overview of all the factors & issues which are important to consider to make a destination successful