Exploring overseas snowsport participation by Australian skiers and snowboarders

Tourism Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Dickson, Tracey J ^a   Faulks, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Skiing; Snow; Snowboarding; Sports; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993094775     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/16605370780000315     Document Type: Article

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