Typologising nature-based tourists by activity - Theoretical and practical implications

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 651-660

  Mehmetoglu, Mehmet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity; Ecotourism; Nature; Nature based tourism; Norway; Segmentation; Typology

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TYPOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 41149093766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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