The potential of management networks in the innovation and competitiveness of rural tourism: A case study on the Valle del Jerte (Spain)

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-91

  Romeiroa, Patricia ^a   Costab, Carlos ^b  

^a CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Co management; Cooperation; Innovation; Rural tourism; Social network analysis; Spain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; EUROPEAN UNION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

EXTREMADURA; SPAIN;

EID: 72249118860     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500902730452     Document Type: Article

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