Framing experiences of Aboriginal Australia: Guidebooks as mediators in backpacker travel

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Young, Tamara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Australia; Backpackers; Guidebooks; Mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053507068     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354209789116556     Document Type: Article

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