Measuring tourism at the border: a critical analysis of the Icelandic context

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages 87-97

  Frenţ, Cristi ^a  

^a Icelandic Tourism Research Centre   (Iceland)

Author keywords

border survey; Iceland; Measurement of tourism; tourism statistics; World Tourism Organization

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM;

ICELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84994592877     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2016.1244597     Document Type: Article

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