Hosting a recurring mega-event: Visitor raison d'être

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-128

  McCartney, Glenn James ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

Grant Prix; Mega event; Profile; Sport Tourism; Travel Experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954375374     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775080500223231     Document Type: Article

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