Ethical tourism: An opportunity for competitive advantage?

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-153

  Weeden, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; consumer behaviour; ethical tourism; price opportunities; specialist tour operators

Indexed keywords

EID: 40049101275     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135676670200800204     Document Type: Article

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