The Challenges of Marketing Tourism Destinations in the Central African Subregion: The Cameroon Example

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-336

  Kimbu, Albert Nsom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Destination branding; Destination marketing; Tourism industry prioritization

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; GROWTH RATE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARKETING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CAMEROON; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 79959769550     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.853     Document Type: Article

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