Analyzing performance audit reports of destination management organizations' actions and outcomes

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-328

  Woodside, Arch G ^a   Sakai, Marcia ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit; Destination management organization; Evaluation; Tourism marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449100707     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548400902925379     Document Type: Article

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