Sustaining four wheel drive tourism in desert Australia: Exploring the evidence from a demand perspective

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Carson, D B ^a   Taylor, A J ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desert tourism; Destination competitiveness; Tourism innovation; Tourism sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549160586     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07036     Document Type: Article

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