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spellingShingle Gon, Marika, Osti, Linda, Pechlaner, Harald, Tourism Review, Leisure boat tourism: residents’ attitudes towards nautical tourism development, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Geography, Planning and Development
title Leisure boat tourism: residents’ attitudes towards nautical tourism development
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