Entertainment and its significance in the holiday experience at UK seaside resorts

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Hughes, Howard L ^a   Allen, Danielle ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concerts; Live entertainment; Local government; Seaside resorts; Theatre

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979917122     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2008.11081300     Document Type: Article

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