Tourism technology training for destination marketing organisations (DMOs): Need-based content development

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-52

  Lee, Byeong Cheol ^a   Wicks, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

DMO; Technology education; Tourism technology; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952911944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14738376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3794/johlste.91.241     Document Type: Article

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