The best tourism marketing videos of 2013
Skift Take
Our favorite, the first one, from Visit Finland.
At ITB Berlin last week, the 2013 “Golden City Gate” awards were presented to the best travel and tourism related media/marketing videos, in various categories. We have selected some out of the full list, below.
- Visit Finland: Land of The Midnight Sun
- India: Incredible India 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5GU9odcbfo
- Tourism British Columbia: Come to your Sense (Taste)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YurXhGNjF54&feature=em-share_video_user
- Visit Norway: The Scream from Norway –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdULu4tI5M
- Travel Alberta: Summer 2012 – “There Is”
- Dublin Convention Bureau: Meet in Dublin
- Stockholm: Glorious Stockholm
- Vienna Tourist Board: Vienna Calling – Barcelona
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan: Astana, EXPO 2017
- Canadian Tourism: 35 Million Directors
- National Tourism Organisation of Serbia: Souldfood Serbia
- Portugal: Rota Vicentina – Two steps to Freedom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xzlAhbD0dg
- Live Riga: ShareRiga
- Mythical Peloponnese: Mythical Peloponnese
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