Measuring destination competitiveness: An empirical study of Canadian Ski resorts

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-94

  Hudson, Simon ^a   Ritchie, Brent ^a   Timur, Seldjan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 35948988629     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1479053042000187810     Document Type: Article

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