Stakeholder Analysis to Evaluate Tourism in Bilecik within Scope of Destination Marketing

Competition between the destinations also increases with the increasing tourism demand. Therefore, each destination aims to bring its different aspects from the rival destinations to the forefront and provide superiority in the competition. The destinations aim to realize effective destination marketing with positioning, image and branding studies. The aim of this study is to detect how Bilecik will be marketed more effectively within the scope of destination marketing as a tourism destination with the opinions of the stakeholders. In the regard, semi-structured interview is made with stakeholders within the scope of research. The data collected is analyzed with the descriptive analysis method, of the qualitative analysis methods, and findings obtained are discussed within the frame of destination marketing. As result of the study, marketing studies for Bilecik are not sufficient. It is necessary to conduct studies on the subjects such as destination positioning, destination image and destination branding for an effective marketing of Bilecik as a destination