Tourism higher education in Turkey

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 89-116

  Okumus, Fevzi ^a   Yagci, Ozcan ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Education; Tourism; Training; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746556562     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J172v05n01_05     Document Type: Article

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