Hawker centres as tourist attractions: The case of Singapore

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 849-855

  Henderson, Joan C ^a   Yun, Ong Si ^a   Poon, Priscilla ^a   Biwei, Xu ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hawker centres; Singapore; Street food; Tourism; Vendors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858751504     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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