What makes for memorable wildlife encounters? Revelations from 'serious' wildlife tourists

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-168

  Curtin, Susanna ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Memories and qualitative research; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 77953917703     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040903071969     Document Type: Article

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