Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences

Tourism Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 658-664

  Ballantyne, Roy ^a   Packer, Jan ^a   Hughes, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Interpretation; Minimal impact; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MON REPOS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 67349240426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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