Is ecotourism an appropriate answer to tourism’s environmental concerns?

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 67-76

  Dimanche, Frederic ^a   Smith, Ginger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b School of Tourism and Hotel Management   (United States)

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EID: 0011137183     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v03n04_05     Document Type: Article

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