Testing the role of authenticity in cultural tourism consumption: A case of mauritius

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-583

  Ramkissoon, Haywantee ^a,b   Uysal, Muzaffer ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mauritius)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Cultural tourism; Mauritius; Small island

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755167187     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12889831783396     Document Type: Article

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