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• DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2016.1167177
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A literature review of tourism management (1990–2013): a content analysis perspective

• Wen-Jung Chang , Jerome M. Katrichis
• Published 7 April 2016
• Current Issues in Tourism

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A literature review of sustainable tourism (1990-2016).

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DESTINATION IMAGE ANALYSIS AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW FROM 1990 TO 2019

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Increasing security levels in the tourism and air-transport industries could enhance african people’s quality of life and tourism demand.

1. Introduction

2. literature review and relevant data considered in this study, 2.1. airport and airline operators must be part of africa’s tourism development, 2.2. the main tourist attractions in africa that attract international tourists, 2.3. guarantee tourist and citizen security, a pending issue in africa, 2.4. security and terrorism in the african tourism context, 3. methodology and data sources, 4. findings, the most relevant african countries for international tourists.

• Angola: USD 0.
• Eswatini: USD 0.
• Guinea: USD 0.
• Lesotho: USD 0.
• Mozambique: USD 0.2 billion.
• Namibia: USD 0.3 billion.
• Botswana: USD 0.4 billion.
• Rwanda: USD 0.4 billion.
• Burundi: USD 0.
• Central African Republic: USD 0.
• Chad: USD 0.
• Congo: USD 0.
• Djibouti: USD 0.
• Guinea Bissau: USD 0.
• Liberia: USD 0.
• Malawi: USD 0.
• Mauritania: USD 0.
• Sao Tome & Principe: USD 0.
• Sierra Leone: USD 0.
• Algeria: USD 0.1 billion.
• Burkina Faso: USD 0.1 billion.
• Cape Verde: USD 0.1 billion.
• Comoros: USD 0.1 billion.
• The Gambia: USD 0.1 billion.
• Madagascar: USD 0.1 billion.
• Niger: USD 0.1 billion.
• Togo: USD 0.1 billion.
• Zimbabwe: USD 0.1 billion.
• Benin: USD 0.2 billion.
• Mali: USD 0.2 billion.
• Côte d’Ivoire: USD 0.3 billion.
• Senegal: USD 0.4 billion.
• Cameroon: USD 0.5 billion.

5. Discussion

The reality of security and terrorism in the african region, 6. conclusions, 6.1. theoretical and managerial implications, 6.2. study limitations and future research, institutional review board statement, informed consent statement, data availability statement, conflicts of interest.

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