An analysis of international tourism development in Thailand: 1994-2007

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-370

  McDowall, Siriporn ^a   Wang, Youcheng ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

International tourism; SWOT analysis; Thailand; Tourism marketing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE USE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 70949090122     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660903023952     Document Type: Article

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