The potential impact of the Millennium Bug on tourism

Tourism Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 533-537

  McKercher, Bob ^a   Young, Ilena ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Technology; Tourism; Y2K

Indexed keywords

TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032818013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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