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Original Articles

Resident perceptions on cross-cultural understanding as an outcome of volunteer tourism programs: the Bahamian Family Island perspective

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Pages 1222-1239 | Received 15 Oct 2015, Accepted 30 Oct 2016, Published online: 12 Dec 2016

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