An investigation of tourists' patterns of obligation to protect the environment

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-391

  Dolnicar, Sara ^a   Leisch, Friedrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Environmentally friendly tourists; Market segmentation; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOTOURISM; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 42449094867     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507308330     Document Type: Article

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