Towards tourism: A Laotian perspective

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-461

  Suntikul, Wantanee ^a   Bauer, Thomas ^b   Song, Haiyan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Grassroots tourism; Lao PDR; Local residents' perception; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; COGNITION; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

LAOS;

LAOTIA;

EID: 77956904280     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.764     Document Type: Article

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