Evaluating tourism potential: A SWOT analysis of the Western Negev, Israel

Tourism

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-63

  Collins Kreiner, Noga ^a   Wall, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Israel; Rural tourism; SWOT analysis; Tourism; Western Negev

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248587986     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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