Tour guides' interpretation of the historic center of macao as a world cultural heritage site

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-152

  Io, Man U ^a   Hallo, Leonie ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Architectural ensemble; Authentic experience; Interpretation; The historic center of macao; Tour guides; World cultural heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863200300     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2011.568621     Document Type: Review

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