Meaningful travel: Women, independent travel and the search for self and meaning

Tourism

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-172

  Wilson, Erica ^a   Harris, Candice ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Independent business and leisure travel; Meaningful travel; Women

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; TRAVEL DEMAND; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33745831257     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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