The phantom of (agri)tourism and agriculture symbiosis? A Greek case study

Tourism Management Perspectives

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-103

  Koutsouris, Alex ^a   Gidarakou, Isabella ^a   Grava, Foteini ^a,c   Michailidis, Anastasios ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Kiato   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agritourism; Cash flows; Economic performance; Entrepreneurs' profiles; Greece; Tourism and farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907737422     PISSN: 22119736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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