ASSESSING INSTITUTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF ECOTOURISM; SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THENMALA ECOTOURISM PROJECT KERALA, INDIA
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عنوان ژورنال: ASEAN Journal on Hospitality and Tourism
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2722-2748,1412-2073
DOI: 10.5614/ajht.2010.9.2.04