But are tourists satisfied? Importance-performance analysis of the whale shark tourism industry on Isla Holbox, Mexico

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 692-701

  Ziegler, Jackie ^a   Dearden, Philip ^a   Rollins, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Importance performance analysis; Marine wildlife tourism; Sustainability; Whale sharks

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; LEISURE INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHARK; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

HOLBOX ISLAND; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO;

RHINCODONTIDAE;

EID: 84455161057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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