Using Local Cuisines when Promoting Small Caribbean Island Destinations

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 410-429

  Okumus, Fevzi ^a   Kock, Gerald ^b   Scantlebury, Michael M G ^c   Okumus, Bendegul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARUBA   (Aruba)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Valencia College   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean islands; content analysis; culinary tourism; food; Local cuisine; marketing; sustainable tourism; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878205625     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2013.784161     Document Type: Article

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