The metaspatialities of control management in tourism: Backpacking in India

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Hottola, Petri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Backpacking; Control; Cultural difference; India; Intercultural adaptation; Metaspace

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PUBLIC SPACE; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15044339619     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461668042000324030     Document Type: Article

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