Perceived and projected images of Rwanda: Visitor and international tour operator perspectives

Tourism Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Grosspietsch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Destination image; Rwanda; Tour operator perceptions; Visitor perceptions

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PERCEPTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29544441340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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