Rural tourism A spiritual experience?

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-71

  Sharpley, Richard ^a   Jepson, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Countryside; Lake District; Rural tourism; Sense of place; Spiritual experiences

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SENSE OF PLACE;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650282735     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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