The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination - A case study

Tourism Management

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 361-371

  Komppula, Raija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Destination competitiveness; DMO; Entrepreneurship; Rural tourism; Tourism entrepreneur

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENTREPRENEUR; RURAL AREA; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

FINLAND;

EID: 84882759800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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