The best tourism marketing videos of 2013
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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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