Tourists' perceptions of heritage tourism development in Danish-Osu, Ghana

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-616

  Yankholmes, Aaron K B ^a   Akyeampong, Oheneba A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Danish Osu; Dark tourism; Heritage tourism; Slavery heritage; Tourists; Transatlantic slave trade

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; HERITAGE TOURISM; PERCEPTION; SLAVERY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

GHANA;

EID: 77956912457     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.781     Document Type: Article

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