Journal of
Hospitality Management and Tourism

  • Abbreviation: J. Hosp. Manage. Tourism
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6575
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHMT
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 72

Full Length Research Paper

Tourism marketing challenges and new tourism product development potentials: Practices from the Amhara National Regional State World heritage sites

Yechale Mehiret Geremew*
  • Yechale Mehiret Geremew*
  • Department of Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Haimanot Belay Alemayehu
  • Haimanot Belay Alemayehu
  • Department of Marketing management, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Ashenafi Tafesse Meskele
  • Ashenafi Tafesse Meskele
  • Department of Tourism Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 January 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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