Reinventing the wheel: A definitional discussion of bicycle tourism

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-23

  Lamont, Matthew ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycle Tourism; Cycling; Definition; Leisure; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651478575     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775080902847363     Document Type: Article

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