With or Without You? Building a Case for Further MICE (Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, Exhibitions) Development in Macao

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 173-197

  McCartney, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

casino; integrated resort development; tourism diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905698723     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15470148.2014.906335     Document Type: Article

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