Exploring Critical Factors of Macau's Heritage Tourism: What Heritage Tourists are Looking for when Visiting the City's Iconic Heritage Sites

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-245

  VongLouis, Louis Tze Ngai ^a   Ung, Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

heritage sites; heritage tourism; Macau; tourist experience

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; HERITAGE TOURISM; ICONOGRAPHY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

CHINA; MACAU;

EID: 84861601816     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.625431     Document Type: Article

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