Eco-tourism certification - does it make a difference? A comparison of systems from Australia, Costa Rica and Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-385

  Haaland, Hanne ^a   Aas, Øystein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Approval system; Certification; Criteria; Ecotourism; Standards; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOURISM; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; COSTA RICA; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956250679     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2010.486262     Document Type: Article

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