Outlying islands as a tourist destination for local residents: The case of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-430

  Ip, Crystal ^a   Law, Rob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cheung Chau; Local residents; Motivation; Push and pull factors; Sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; ISLAND; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHEUNG CHAU; CHINA; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES;

EID: 78649429250     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2010.520945     Document Type: Article

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