Representations of Islam in official tourism promotion

Tourism, Culture and Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-145

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Destination promotion; Islam; Muslim countries as destinations; Religion and tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249109098     PISSN: 1098304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/109830408786177470     Document Type: Article

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