Research note: Does transport infrastructure matter in overall tourism development? Evidence from a sample of island economies

Tourism Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-684

  Khadaroo, A J ^a   Seetanah, B ^b  

^a Bank of Mauritius   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Panel data; Small island economies; Tourism development; Transport infrastructure

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PANEL DATA; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 38349081471     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000007782696069     Document Type: Article

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