Ecotourism in Bhutan. Extending its Benefits to Rural Communities

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 489-508

  Gurung, Dhan B ^a   Seeland, Klaus ^a  

^a Institute of Neuroinformatics Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bhutan; ecotourism; gross national happiness; rural communities

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; BHUTAN; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 43349107528     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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