A comparative analysis of thailand residents' perception of tourism's impacts

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-55

  Mcdowall, Siriporn ^a   Choi, Youngsoo ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Destinations; Domestic; International; Thai residents; Tourism's impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649127414     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15280080903520576     Document Type: Article

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