Sources of Information Used by Tourists Travelling to Visit Canadian Winery Tasting Rooms

Tourism Planning and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-289

  Bruwer, Johan ^a   Lesschaeve, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 84864015854     PISSN: 21568316     EISSN: 21568324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2012.672452     Document Type: Article

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