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Holistic Holidays: Tourism And The Reconciliation of Body, Mind and Spirit

Melanie SmithUniversity of Greenwich, Business School, Maritime Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Naval College, 30 Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LS, e-mail: [email protected]
(Senior Lecturer in Cultural Tourism Management)
Pages 103-108 | Received 10 Feb 2003, Accepted 05 Mar 2003, Published online: 12 Jan 2015

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