Reconceptualising interpretation: The role of tour guides in authentic tourism

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 481-498

  Reisinger, Yvette ^a   Steiner, Carol ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jitter Philosophical Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authentic tourism; Interpretation; Tour guides

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PHILOSOPHY; TOURISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33845255062     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/cit280.0     Document Type: Article

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