Ringing the fourfold: A philosophical framework for thinking about wellness tourism

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-14

  Steiner, Carol J ^a   Reisinger, Yvetie ^b  

^a Jitter Philosophical Services   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Existential authenticity; Heidegger; Philosophy; Tourism; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979937611     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2006.11081242     Document Type: Article

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