Responsible slum tourism: Egyptian experience

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2092-2113

  Mekawy, Moustafa A ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ashwa'iyyat; Greater Cairo; Planning; Responsible; Slum tourism

Indexed keywords

LIVING STANDARD; PERCEPTION; PLANNING METHOD; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CAIRO [EGYPT]; EGYPT;

EID: 84865554862     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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