Managing risk in adventure tourism operations in New Zealand: A review of the legal case history and potential for litigation

Tourism Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-23

  Callander, Marie ^a   Page, Stephen J ^b  

^a Southern Institute of Technology Invercargill   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Injuries; New Zealand; Tourist litigation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; SAFETY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037310412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(02)00045-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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