Destination development: Singapore and Dubai compared

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Destination development; Dubai; Singapore; Tourism area life cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250193616     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v20n03_03     Document Type: Article

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