The free state tourism economy: Current dynamics, immediate challenges and future research prospects

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-101

  Visser, Gustav ^a   Kotze, Nico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; STATE ROLE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; GAUTENG; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33845723132     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2006.9713850     Document Type: Article

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