Using constant comparison method and qualitative data to understand participants' experiences at the nexus of tourism, sport and charity events

Tourism Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-131

  Coghlan, Alexandra ^a   Filo, Kevin ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adventure philanthropy; Autoethnography; Charity sport events; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT; TOURISM;

EID: 84869862442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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