Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing

Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-184

  Guaracino, Jeff ^a,b  

^a Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC)   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84906000542     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080554587     Document Type: Book

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