Managing the wildlife tourism experience: The importance of tour leaders

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-236

  Curtin, Susanna ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Tour leaders; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; WILDERNESS AREA;

EID: 77954433382     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.747     Document Type: Article

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