Resource commitment in destination management: The case of Abingdon, Virginia

Tourism

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-344

  Singal, Manisha ^a   Uysal, Muzaffer ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration strategies; Comprehensive planning; Destination management; Economic cycle; Institutional support; Small area destinations; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149132680     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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