Is Tourism a Low-Income Industry? Evidence from Three Coastal Regions

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 464-472

  Lacher, R Geoffrey ^a   Oh, Chi Ok ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal tourism; economic impact; income distribution; job creation; tourism development

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84862010965     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287511426342     Document Type: Article

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