An evaluation of priorities for beach tourism: Case studies from South Wales, UK

Tourism Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-183

  Phillips, M R ^a   House, C ^a  

^a Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklist; Conservation; Factor; Family; Motivation; Rating; Surfer; Weighting

Indexed keywords

BEACH; ECOTOURISM; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58649088212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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