‘When You’re Here, You’re Family’: Culinary Tourism and the Olive Garden Restaurant

Tourist Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-113

  Albrecht, Michael Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

authenticity; culinary tourism; McDonaldization; post tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255152585     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: 17413206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797611424938     Document Type: Article

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