I am not a tourist: Aims and implications of “traveling”

Tourist Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-203

  Week, Lara ^a  

^a Tribal Soul Arts ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

authenticity; ethical tourism; mobility; representation; sustainable tourism; third world tourism; travelers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865185040     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: 17413206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797612454627     Document Type: Article

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