The Japanese vacation visitor to alaska: A preliminary examination of peak and off season traveler demographics, information source utilization, trip planning, and customer satisfaction

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 43-56

  Milner, Laura M ^a   Collins, James M ^a   Tachibana, Rumiko ^a   Hiser, Rodney F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Eco tourists; Japanese tourists; Off season travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002685289     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v09n01_03     Document Type: Article

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