Rural tourism: A case of lifestyle-led opportunities

Australian Geographer

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-72

  Walmsley, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consumption; Leisure; Lifestyle; Place promotion; Recreation; Rural communities; Societal change; Tourism

Indexed keywords

LEISURE INDUSTRY; LIFESTYLE; MARKETING; RURAL ECONOMY; TOURISM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0006227590     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180320000066155     Document Type: Article

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