Hawker centres as tourist attractions : the case of Singapore

• Main Authors: Yun, Ong Si, Poon, Priscilla, Biwei, Xu, Henderson, Joan C.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100855; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16959
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cooked food hawkers are a sometimes neglected part of the tourism and hospitality industries, yet can play a significant role as a visitor attraction which offers both inexpensive food and insights into the contemporary society and heritage of the destination. Hawking is ubiquitous in much of South...