Tourists' perceptions of environmentally responsible innovations at tourism businesses

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-499

  Andereck, Kathleen L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Nature based tourism; Responsible tourism; Visitor attitudes

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ECOTOURISM; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449503636     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580802495790     Document Type: Article

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