Chapter 5 The Future of Visitor Attractions

DOI: 10.23912/9781911635222-4762	ISBN: 9781911635222
Published: October 2020	Component type: chapter
Published in: International Tourism Futures	Parent DOI: 10.23912/9781911635222-4383

10.23912/9781911635222-4762

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• Clare Lade, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-5146
• Paul Strickland, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-3967
• Elspeth Frew, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-7401
• Paul Willard, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-7415
• Sandra Cherro Osorio, Melbourne Polytechnic (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-6441
• Swati Nagpal, La Trobe University (Author)
• Peter Vitartas, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7498-1222

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• Clare Lade, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-5146
• Paul Strickland, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-3967
• Elspeth Frew, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-7401
• Paul Willard, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-7415
• Sandra Cherro Osorio, Melbourne Polytechnic (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-6441
• Swati Nagpal, La Trobe University (Author)
• Peter Vitartas, La Trobe University (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7498-1222

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Lade, Strickland, Frew, Willard, Osorio, Nagpal & Vitartas, 2020

Lade, C., Strickland, P., Frew, E., Willard, P., Osorio, S.C., Nagpal, S. & Vitartas, P. (2020) "Chapter 5 The Future of Visitor Attractions" In: Lade, C., Strickland, P., Frew, E., Willard, P., Osorio, S.C., Nagpal, S. & Vitartas, P. (ed) . Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/9781911635222-4762

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