Attracting tourists to Singapore's Chinatown: A case study in conservation and promotion

Tourism Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 525-534

  Henderson, J ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heritage; Marketing places; Participatory planning

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MARKETING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0034107289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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