Can Marine Wildlife Tourism Provide an “Edutaining” Experience?

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 867-884

  Pratt, Stephen ^a   Suntikul, Wantanee ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

dolphins; education; interpretation; Marine ecotourism; visitor attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941796882     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2015.1069778     Document Type: Article

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