Ecological Orientation of Tourists: An Empirical Investigation

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 161-175

  Uriely, Natan ^a   Reichel, Arie ^a   Shani, Amir ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

ecotourism; mass tourism; tourist ecological orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996222688     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050045     Document Type: Article

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