Destination Ireland: An ancestral and emotional connection for the American tourist

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-33

  Wright, Angela Siobhan ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ancestry; Emigration; Emotional bonds; Irish tourism; Lighttouch ancestry; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008823594     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766820902807664     Document Type: Article

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