Pilgrims and patriots: Australian tourist experiences at Gallipoli

International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-241

  Cheal, Felicity ^a   Griffin, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Battlefield tourism; Dark tourism; Heritage; Heritage site management; Interpretation; Pilgrimage; Tourism; Tourism and national identity; Turkey; Warfare

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITE INVESTIGATION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

GALLIPOLI; ITALY; LECCE; PUGLIA;

EID: 84880812670     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2012-0040     Document Type: Article

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