This document discusses how social media can be used for tourism marketing. Some key points made include:
- Social media is a trusted source of information and the network effect allows information to reach a wide audience.
- Traditional advertising is less effective while user-generated content and stories build a destination brand.
- Tourism marketers should focus on facilitating user storytelling by hosting events, creating content, and engaging influencer communities to do marketing through their own sharing.
- Monitoring social media allows understanding brand perception and improving based on user feedback.