Opportunities for tourism development and cooperation in the region by improving the quality of tourism services – the ‘Danube Cycle Route’ case study

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 847-860

  Vujko, Aleksandra ^a   Gajic, Tamara ^a  

^a Faculty of Agriculture of Novi Sad   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cycling; Quality improvement; Tourism; Danube Cycling Route

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; CYCLE TRANSPORT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

CROATIA; DANUBE RIVER; SERBIA;

EID: 84938392136     PISSN: 1331677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2014.975517     Document Type: Article

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