Intercultural communication and mediation: A framework for analysing the intercultural competence of Chinese tour guides

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-87

  Yu, Xin ^a   Weiler, Betty ^a   Ham, Sam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese tourist; intercultural competence; mediator; tour guide

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344654426     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135676670200800108     Document Type: Article

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