Improving the quality of tour guiding: Towards a model for tour guide certification

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 178-195

  Black, Rosemary ^a   Ham, Sam ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Ecotourism; Professionalism; Tour guide performance; Tour guides

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33644980403     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040608668442     Document Type: Article

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