The darker side of dark tourism: An authenticity perspective

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-225

  Heuermann, Katie ^a   Chhabra, Deepak ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Dark tourism; Deviant leisure; Negotiated experiences; Website marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916931543     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354214X13963557455766     Document Type: Article

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