The Informal Tourism Economy at Beach Resorts: A Comparison of Cha-Am and Laguna Phuket in Thailand

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Henderson, Joan C ^a   Smith, Russell A ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

beach resorts; beach vendors; Informal tourism commerce; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979503073     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2009.11081571     Document Type: Article

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