Assessing destination competitiveness: An application to the hot springs tourism sector

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-197

  Lee, Cheng Fei ^a   King, Brian ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85015138882     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790530601132328     Document Type: Article

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