Tourists' attitudes toward the use of animals in tourist attractions

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-101

  Shani, Amir ^a   Pizam, Abraham ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal based tourist attractions; Animals; Ethical perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864227087     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354209788970225     Document Type: Article

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