Does climate change matter to the travel trade?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 685-704

  McKercher, Bob ^a   Mak, Barry ^a   Wong, Stanley ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

carbon offsetting; climate change; tour operators

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEADERSHIP; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84898055144     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.864661     Document Type: Article

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