ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN BRANDING TOURISM DESTINATIONS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).08      10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).08      Published : Jun 2023
Authored by : Muhammad Naseem Anwar , Hassan Raza Syed

08 Pages : 88-108

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    APA : Anwar, M. N., & Syed, H. R. (2023). Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI(II), 88-108. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).08
    CHICAGO : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, and Hassan Raza Syed. 2023. "Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI (II): 88-108 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).08
    HARVARD : ANWAR, M. N. & SYED, H. R. 2023. Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI, 88-108.
    MHRA : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, and Hassan Raza Syed. 2023. "Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI: 88-108
    MLA : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, and Hassan Raza Syed. "Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI.II (2023): 88-108 Print.
    OXFORD : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem and Syed, Hassan Raza (2023), "Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis", Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI (II), 88-108
    TURABIAN : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, and Hassan Raza Syed. "Role of Social Media in Branding Tourism Destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Quantitative Analysis." Global Digital & Print Media Review VI, no. II (2023): 88-108. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).08