Visitor management practices and operational sustainability: Expedition cruising in the Kimberley, Australia

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1218-1222

  Scherrer, Pascal ^a   Smith, Amanda J ^b   Dowling, Ross K ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Park Policy and Research Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural; Environmental; Kimberley; Operational standard; Tour guide

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HERITAGE TOURISM; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955482653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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