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Visitors' memories of wildlife tourism

Implications for the design of powerful interpretive experiences

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ID5779611
AuthorsRoy Ballantyne (0000-0001-5580-9745, The University of Queensland), J Packer (0000-0003-2250-1175, The University of Queensland), Lucy A Sutherland (0000-0002-5770-7977, The University of Queensland)
Year2010
Volume32
Issue4
Pages770-779
Publication date2010-07-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-5177 • E-ISSN: 1879-3193
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.tourman.2010.06.012
OpenAlexW1987618965
LanguageEN
Citations received177
References cited35

Business · Ecotourism · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Visitor pattern · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Ecology · Marketing

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