The perceived benefits of agritourism: The provider's perspective

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-224

  Tew, Christine ^a   Barbieri, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Agritourism; Entrepreneurial goal; Farm tourism; Perceived benefits

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052437328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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