What makes a resort complex?: Reflections on the production of tourism space in a Caribbean resort complex

Tourism in the Caribbean: Trends, Development, Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 235-256

  Coles, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67749083950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203402696     Document Type: Chapter

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