Coastal route tourism: A vehicle for collaborative economic development in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 169-179

  Myles, Peter B ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coastal route; Collaboration; Community participation; Pro poor tourism; Unified theme

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893472122     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427313X13818453739512     Document Type: Article

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