Is UNESCO recognition effective in fostering tourism? A comment on Yang, Lin and Han

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 452-454

  Cellini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Tourism; World heritage list

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; UNESCO; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ITALY;

EID: 78649843946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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