Political instability and tourism: An empirical study with special reference to the microstate of cyprus

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-84

  Seddighi, H R ^a   Theocharous, A L ^a   Nuttall, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprus tourism industry; Dimensional structures; Political instability; Tourism; Tourism planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85004151536     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v03n01_04     Document Type: Article

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