The Economic Impact of Second Home Development in Small-Town South Africa

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-66

  Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert ^a   Visser, Gustav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

economic impacts; second homes; small towns; South Africa; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032070770     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2010.11081619     Document Type: Article

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