Some issues in tourism research phenomenology: A commentary

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-58

  Szarycz, Gregory S ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Objectivity; Phenomenological method; Theory; Tourism phenomenology; Tourist experience

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67649134836     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802279949     Document Type: Article

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