Dimensions of Cultural Mediation in Guiding Chinese Tour Groups: Implications for Interpretation

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 13-22

  Weiler, Betty ^a,b   Yu, Xin ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australia International Tourism Research Unit   (Australia)

^c Tourism Research Unit the same University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chinese visitors; cultural mediation; guided tour experiences; interpretation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979608042     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2007.11081535     Document Type: Article

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