RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Destination image: Origins, Developments and Implications T2 Imagen de destino: Orígenes, desarrollos e implicaciones A1 Lopes, Sergio Dominique Ferreira K1 Gestión turística; K1 Márketing K1 Imagen de marca K1 Imagen de destino AB Over the last few decades, tourism has become one of the main sectors of the global economy, not only because of its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of different countries, but also because of the employment it generates. Since 2009, however, the results of tourismhave been severely affected by the economic and financial crisis and it is now essential to analyze thekey elements of tourist consumer behavior. In this context, the image that a destination transmits tothe market becomes one of the elements which influence tourists the most when choosing a touristdestination. The authors therefore aim to identify the main elements that characterize the image of atourist destination, as well as their implications for the management of tourist destinations. PB Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Politicas y Sociales. Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife, España) SN 1695-7121 YR 2011 FD 2011 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/16009 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/16009 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 08-nov-2024