Marketing is a comprehensive managerial and social process through which individuals and organizations identify, anticipate, and satisfy customer needs and wants through the creation, offering, and exchange of products and services of value. In the context of tourism, marketing involves understanding tourist motivations, designing attractive tourism products, pricing them appropriately, promoting them effectively, and delivering satisfying experiences that build long-term relationships. It is not merely selling or advertising; rather, it is a systematic approach that begins with market research and ends with customer satisfaction and loyalty. Marketing integrates product development, pricing strategies, distribution channels, promotion, and service quality to create value for both customers and organizations. The evolution of marketing philosophies reflects changes in economic conditions, technological development, competition, and consumer awareness. From the 1950s onward, marketing thought has passed through several distinct stages: the production concept, the product concept, the selling concept, the marketing concept, and finally the societal marketing concept. In the 1950s, the production concept was dominant. This philosophy was rooted in the belief that consumers would favor products that were widely available and affordable. Businesses concentrated on achieving high production efficiency, mass distribution, and cost minimization. During this period, demand often exceeded supply, especially in developing economies. Therefore, firms focused on producing large quantities at lower costs. In tourism, this meant developing