Destination brands vs destination images: Do we know what we mean?

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Destination Image: A Meta-Analysis of 2000–2007 Research (2010, background): “…2006; Obenour, Lengfelder, & Groves, 2005), promotion (Govers, Go, & Kumar, 2007a; Hudson & Ritchie, 2006; Puczko, Ratz, & Smith, 2007; Shukla, Brown, & Harper, 2006; Therkelsen, 2003), and branding (Ooi, 2004; Tasci, Gartner, & Cavusgil, 2007b; Tasci & Holecek, 2003; Tasci & Kozak, 2006).”
A model of destination branding: Integrating the concepts of the branding and destination image (2011, background): “It is widely acknowledged that tourism destinations must be included in the consumers’ evoked set, from which an ultimate decision is made (Cai, Feng, & Breiter, 2004; Dana & McClearly, 1995; Leisen, 2001; Tasci & Kozak, 2006).”
Gaming Destination Images: Implications for Branding (2010, background): “There is often debate, however, about the extent to which destination brand is related to destination image (Tasci and Kozak 2006).”
Environmentally Responsible Behavior in Ecotourism: Exploring the Role of Destination Image and Value Perception (2014, background): “As different tourist sites compete for visitors and try to differentiate from each other, destination branding has become the subject of managerial interest (Tasci & Kozak, 2006).”