Tourism research in China: Understanding the unique cultural contexts and complexities

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-491

  Xu, Honggang ^a   Ding, Peiyi ^b   Packer, Jan ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; FUTURE PROSPECT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 58049121307     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802475737     Document Type: Article

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