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The Image Of Tourist Destinations Represented In Travel Blog Photography. Case Study: Romania'S Image Reflected In French Bloggers Photos

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  • Raluca TUDOR

    (National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Doctoral School of Communication Studies, Bucharest, România)

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Given the global economic crisis that affected the entire network information society, the image is an asset that contributes to a distinct and favorable positioning of tourist destinations in the tourism macro-network. This is why being aware of Romania's image as a tourist destination is important. To identify its representation on travel blog photography I undertook a quantitative analysis on a sample of 518 photos on French travelers' blogs. The results show that the best represented tourist attractions are of local specificity (64, 10%), followed by cultural attractions (25, 77%) while tourist destination attributes such as sports and spa activities were found amiss. The representation of the national network of tourist destinations is incomplete and disproportionate.

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  • Raluca TUDOR, 2012. "The Image Of Tourist Destinations Represented In Travel Blog Photography. Case Study: Romania'S Image Reflected In French Bloggers Photos," Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 13(13), pages 32-39, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:scm:rdtusv:v:13:y:2012:i:13:p:32-39
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