Tourist perceptions of heritage exhibits: A comparative study from Israel

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-72

  Poria, Yaniv ^a   Butler, Richard ^b   Airey, David ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heritage; Heritage tourism; Israel; Perception; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449704865     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17438730608668465     Document Type: Article

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