Effects of podcast tours on tourist experiences in a national park

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 440-455

  Kang, Myunghwa ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental stewardship; Information technology; Interpretation; Mindfulness; Podcast tours; Social presence; Tourist experiences

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL PARK; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 82955163027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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