African and Western tourists: Object authenticity quest?

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 195-214

  Mkono, Muchazondida ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African tourists; Netnography; Object authenticity; Victoria Falls; Western tourists

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

VICTORIA FALLS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84873955731     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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