Incremental Effects of the Shanghai Free-trade Zone—An Internet Informed Assessment of Hong Kong’s Tourism Competitiveness

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-41

  Ji, Mingjie ^a   Li, Mimi ^a   King, Brian ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; incremental effects; Shanghai Free trade Zone; smart tourism; Tourist destination competitiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958046390     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2015.1137851     Document Type: Article

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