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Tourism Geographies
An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment
Volume 20, 2018 - Issue 1: Tourism's Labour Geographies
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Tourism and Labour Geographies

Tourism's labour geographies: Bringing tourism into work and work into tourism

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Pages 1-10 | Received 16 Nov 2017, Accepted 20 Nov 2017, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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