The economic consequences of community support for tourism: A case study of a heritage fish hatchery

Tourism Management

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 221-230

  Spencer, Daniel M ^a   Nsiah, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractions; Black Hills; Community support; Economic impact; Local citizens; South Dakota; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HATCHERY; HERITAGE TOURISM; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

BLACK HILLS; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867141959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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