New perspectives on dark tourism

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-198

  Biran, Avital ^a   Hyde, Kenneth F ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dark tourism; Dark tourism demand; Dark tourism supply; Death; Ethics; Indigenous peoples; Integrated supply and demand approach; Retailing; Tourism; Tourism retailing; Tourist experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880823477     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2013-0032     Document Type: Review

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