A critical review of ecotourism studies in Thailand

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-293

  Sangpikul, Aswin ^a  

^a DHURAKIJ PUNDIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Sustainable tourism; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897045517     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354208786094825     Document Type: Article

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