Lessons from Scotland: British wildlife tourism demand, product development and destination management

Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 196-211

  Curtin, Susanna ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; Nature reserves and management; Wildlife tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887598454     PISSN: 2212571X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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