Location-based services as a tool for developing tourism in marginal regions

Nordia Geographical Publications

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 39-50

  Antikainen, Harri ^a   Rusanen, Jarmo ^a   Vartiainen, Sami ^a   Myllyaho, Mauri ^a   Karvonen, Jari T ^a   Oivo, Markku ^a   Similä, Jouni ^a   Laine, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 33847162166     PISSN: 12382086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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