The most important phases of destination branding processes are based to define and communicate to the tourists the main brand value driver of place. To achieving these aims, the first step of branding strategy is the definition of destination brand identity, identifying the principal element that compose it (e.g. Keller, 2003; Kapferer, 2004). Moreover, to managing strategically the place value proposition, is indispensable to analyze and to measure the destination brand knowledge perceived to the tourists; this is related to the cognitive representation of the destination brand. On based these statements, the destination branding model proposal in this paper represents exhaustively these two kind of brand equity, analyzing: 1. the brand identity, through the element of projected brand equity defined by the DMOs (or policy makers, development agency, an so on); 2. the brand knowledge, through the components of perceived brand equity on costumer based perspective (see Figure 1) In the case of destination - as illustrated on previous section - the analysis of resources, competences and capabilities of the place is the ground to define the destination brand identity. In the destination branding model proposal, the brand identity is based on six elements11: