From frozen continent to tourism hotspot? Five decades of Antarctic tourism development and management, and a glimpse into the future

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-366

  Liggett, Daniela ^a   McIntosh, Alison ^b   Thompson, Anna ^c   Gilbert, Neil ^d   Storey, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Antarctica New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctic tourism; Antarctic Treaty System; Delphi study; IAATO; Ship borne tourism; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; DELPHI ANALYSIS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649907096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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