Profiling taiwanese ecotourists using a self-definition approach

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-168

  Tao, Chang Hung ^a   Eagles, Paul F J ^a   Smith, Stephen L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Ecotourists; National park; Nature tourism; Taiwan; Visitor profiles

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TAROKO NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 2042507730     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580408667230     Document Type: Article

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