Gay men, tourism and urban space: Reflections on Africa's 'gay capital';Homosexuels, tourisme et espace urbain: Réflexions sur la 'capitale de l'homosexualité en Afrique

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-189

  Visser, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Gay identity; Gay infrastructure; Gay space; Gay tourism; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; TOURIST ATTRACTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN RENEWAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038356738     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461668032000068261     Document Type: Article

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