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

Community based ecotourism potentials for sustainable development in Gorgora, Ethiopia

Getachew Melesse Asefa
  • Getachew Melesse Asefa
  • Tourism Management Department, University of Gondar, Department of Tourism Management, P. O. Box: 196 Gondar Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 October 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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