Universal tenets or diametrical differences? An analysis of ecotourism definitions from China and abroad

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-372

  Donohoe, Holly M ^a   Lu, Xiaoli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Content analysis; Ecotourism; Key tenets

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CULTURE; ECOTOURISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350756038     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.697     Document Type: Article

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