Integration, intermediation and tourism higher education: Conceptual understanding in the curriculum

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-115

  Busby, Graham ^a   Huang, Rong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disintermediation; Integration; Reintermediation; Undergraduate curriculum

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CURRICULUM; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM;

EID: 80052434026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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