The "Ecotourism Curriculum" and Visitor Learning in Community-based Ecotourism: Case Studies from Thailand and Cambodia

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 551-561

  Walter, Pierre G ^a   Reimer, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cambodia; ecotourism; local knowledge; Thailand; visitor learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; ECOTOURISM; LEARNING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CAMBODIA; THAILAND;

EID: 84866442702     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.627930     Document Type: Article

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