Cultural Tourism in Turkey: A Missed Opportunity

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 638-658

  Okumus, Fevzi ^a   Avci, Umut ^b   Kilic, Izzet ^c   Walls, Andrew R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; content analysis; cultural heritage; culture; destinations; development; marketing; tourism; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864703526     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.627231     Document Type: Article

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