It’s not wrong to say that the new-edge tourists forge a connection with a particular destination through the social media. Comparing metrics across companies and travel sectors provides an intelligent measure of real-time competitive edge. This top 10 list of the various tourism destinations on social media takes into the account performance on an absolute basis, as well as relative to within a company’s specific industry.
Considering all the benefits that social media can provide it has all the attributes that will be helpful in marketing and management of tourism. Right from soliciting the endorsements till reaching out to new visitors, viz potential customers, social media in tourism is the smartest way to enhance and monitor tourism experience in today’s world.
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Twitter Follows
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Facebook Likes
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Youtube Video Views
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Instagram Followers
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| Tourism and Events Queensland | 70,833 | 1,151,426 | 2,555,380 | 79,967 | |
| Walt Disney World Resorts | 846,582 | 14,598,861 | 174,955,632 | 593,694 | |
| Tourism Australia | 162,676 | 6,073,250 | 18,697,848 | 874,879 | |
| Travel Alberta | 127,292 | 216,247 | 6,408,404 | 65,109 | |
| Visit Philly | 80,543 | 410,111 | 672,897 | 19,994 | |
| U.S. Department of the Interior | 226,736 | 66,925 | 682,158 | 346,551 | |
| Visit Florida | 80,729 | 627,259 | 12,277,888 | 8,027 | |
| Pure Michigan | 125,845 | 693,530 | 4,238,467 | 124,397 | |
| Discover Los Angeles | 80,338 | 1,133,951 | 1,529,635 | 40,501 | |
| Travel Oregon | 43,376 | 288,002 | 4,402,381 | 32,793 |
Statistics courtesy: skift
