An analysis of Mainland Chinese visitors' motivations to visit Hong Kong

Tourism Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 587-594

  Hanqin, Zhang Qiu ^a   Lam, Terry ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China outbound travel; Demographic factors; Hong Kong; Motivation; Push and pull factors

Indexed keywords

TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0032832303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00028-X     Document Type: Article

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