A critical comparison of tourism policies of Hong Kong and Singapore - An avenue to mutual learning

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-206

  Wong, Emma P Y ^a,b   Bauer, Thomas G ^a   Wong, Kevin K F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Mutual learning; Singapore; Tourism policy

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; LEARNING; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 54049131403     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.656     Document Type: Article

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