Rush as a key motivation in skilled adventure tourism: Resolving the risk recreation paradox

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 961-970

  Buckley, Ralf ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edgework; Flow; Marketing; Peak; Sensation; Thrill

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84856421108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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