Rural tourism and the development of Internet-based accommodation booking platforms: a study in the advantages, dangers and implications of innovation

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 8-9, 2015, Pages 1386-1403

  Gössling, Stefan ^a,b   Lane, Bernard ^c  

^a WESTERN NORWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accommodation; rural tourism; tourism management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMPOWERMENT; INNOVATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; RURAL AREA; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84943424177     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2014.909448     Document Type: Article

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