Guiding tourists to their ancestral homes

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 296-305

  Ray, Nina M ^a   Mccain, Gary ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genealogy; Heritage; International travel; Scotland; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992989199     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506180910994514     Document Type: Article

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