The over-reaction to SARS and the collapse of Asian tourism

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 716-719

  McKercher, Bob ^a   Chon, Kaye ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TOURISM MARKET;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 3142680259     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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