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A chicken and egg situation. Tourism campaigns, of which the branding of national airlines is a cornerstone, is where we get stereotypes. British airways prom
by sandworm101 5y ago
A chicken and egg situation. Tourism campaigns, of which the branding of national airlines is a cornerstone, is where we get stereotypes.
British airways promotes itself as the stable luxury carrier. Ryanair promotes the "frugal Irishman" image. The asian airlines usually promote their cabin crew's attention to customer service. Even Westjet promotes the "friendly Canadian" stereotype through their various christmas stunts.
- Graffur 5y agoWhat's a "frugal Irishman" image? Ever heard of the Celtic tiger? Irish people are not frugal as a trait.. to their own demise.
- giorgioz 5y ago> branding of national airlines is a cornerstone for tourism... Thank you, your comment made me see a bigger picture.
- mmarq 5y agoTourism has nothing to do with national airlines. Mass tourism in Europe is due more to Ryanair than to anything else. The Irish national airline would be Aer Lingus.
- NicoJuicy 5y agoRyanair, train, flixbus, ...
- disgruntledphd2 5y ago> Ryanair promotes the "frugal Irishman" image. Huh? As an Irish person, I have never heard of this frugal Irishman image, can you clarify?