Advancing destination competitiveness research: Comparison between tourists and service providers

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-71

  Bahar, Ozan ^a   Kozak, Metin ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Destination competitiveness; Direct comparison; Mediterranean tourism; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749058937     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v22n02_05     Document Type: Article

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