Islamic tourism and managing tourism development in islamic societies: The cases of Iran and Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Zamani Farahani, Hamira ^a   Henderson, Joan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Iran; Islamic societies; Islamic tourism; Saudi Arabia; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; ISLAMISM; RECREATIONAL POLICY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

IRAN; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77951961257     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.741     Document Type: Article

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