Understanding VFR tourism behaviour: The first five years of the United Kingdom tourism survey

Tourism Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 345-355

  Seaton, A V ^a   Palmer, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tourism marketing; Tourist segmentation; Visiting friends and relatives

Indexed keywords

TOURISM BEHAVIOUR;

UK;

EID: 0031410440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(97)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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