Identifying cultural tourism: A theoretical methodological proposal

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-58

  Galí Espelt, Nuria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Culture; Market segmentation; Tourist type; Visitor management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013412039     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2011.632480     Document Type: Article

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