Pai—A Backpacker Enclave in Transition

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 11-27

  Cohen, Erik ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

backpacker enclaves; domestic tourism; Northern Thailand; tourism benefits; tourism development; tourism employment; tourist area cycle; touristic images

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979642674     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2006.11081502     Document Type: Article

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