Repositioning a tourism destination: The case of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 223-235

  Chacko, Harsha ^a   Hawkins Marcell, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Hurricane Katrina; Market positioning; New Orleans

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349088397     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v23n02_17     Document Type: Article

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