Determinants of tourism success for DMOs & destinations: An empirical examination of stakeholders' perspectives

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 572-589

  Bornhorst, Tom ^a   Brent Ritchie, J R ^b   Sheehan, Lorn ^c  

^a Southern Alberta Institute of Technology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Destination; DMO; Factor; Performance; Stakeholder; Success; Visitor experience

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); MARKETING; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CANADA;

EID: 77952320974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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