A study of gender differences: Young tourist behaviour in a UK coastal resort

Tourism Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Carr, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gendered differences; Leisure activities; Young tourist

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

DEVON; TORQUAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033059504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(98)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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