Locals' attitudes toward mass and alternative tourism: The case of Sunshine Coast, Australia

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-394

  Gursoy, Dogan ^a   Chi, Christina G ^a   Dyer, Pam ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative tourism; Australia; Locals' attitudes; Mass tourism; Perceived impacts

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85000259340     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509346853     Document Type: Article

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