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Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations

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Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations. / Hays, S.; Page, S.J.; Buhalis, D.

In: Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 16, No. 3, 12.03.2012, p. 211-239.

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Hays, S, Page, SJ & Buhalis, D 2012, 'Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations', Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 211-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.662215

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Hays, S., Page, S. J., & Buhalis, D. (2012). Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations. Current Issues in Tourism, 16(3), 211-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.662215

Vancouver

Hays S, Page SJ, Buhalis D. Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations. Current Issues in Tourism. 2012 Mar 12;16(3):211-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.662215

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Hays, S. ; Page, S.J. ; Buhalis, D. / Social media as a destination marketing tool: Its use by national tourism organisations. In: Current Issues in Tourism. 2012 ; Vol. 16, No. 3. pp. 211-239.

Bibtex

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