Disseminating the voice of the Other. A Case Study of Philanthropic Tourism.

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1199-1220

  Lacey, Gary ^a,c   Peel, Vicki ^a   Weiler, Betty ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Southern Cross University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

East Africa; Motivation; Philanthropic Tourism; Voice of the Other

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 84859957280     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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