Virtual reality: Applications and implications for tourism

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-651

  Guttentag, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Heritage; Management; Marketing; Motivation; Planning; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MARKETING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77952322763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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