The tourism penetration index in large Islands: The case of the dominican republic

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-372

  Padilla, Art ^a   McElroy, Jerome L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Islands; Tourism Penetration Index

Indexed keywords

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CANA;

EID: 23344431910     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580508668562     Document Type: Article

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