The recreational value of Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island: An application of the travel cost method

Tourism Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1197-1205

  Fleming, Christopher M ^a   Cook, Averil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fraser Island; Lake McKenzie; Recreation; Travel cost method

Indexed keywords

TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL DEMAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FRASER ISLAND; LAKE MCKENZIE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 52049125022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.02.022     Document Type: Article

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