Paradigm Shifts: National Tourism Organisations and Education and Healthcare Tourism. The Case of Singapore

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-180

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

education tourism; healthcare tourism; national tourism organisations; Singapore Tourism Board

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992885712     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6040016     Document Type: Article

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