Tourism and the Branded City (New Directions in Tourism Analysis)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 910.688 EAN: 9780754648291 ISBN: 075464829X Label: Ashgate Manufacturer: Ashgate Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 234 Publication Date: 2007-11-06 Publisher: Ashgate Studio: Ashgate
Editorial Reviews: Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and investment, they are also at the centre of distinct film traditions and their identities are thus strongly connected with a cinematic impression. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book not only analyses the city branding of these cities from the more widely researched perspectives of tourism, marketing and regional development, but also brings in cultural studies and psychology approaches which offer fresh and useful insights to place branding and marketing in general. The authors compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative original data as well as critically analysing current texts and debates on city branding. In conclusion, they argue that city branding should contribute not only to regional development and identity, but also to sustainable economic well-being and public happiness, highlighting qualities such as a location's natural and artifical features, history and future, uniqueness and universality, culture and people, sensory qualities and sustainable reputation.