Understanding the Behavior of Hong Kong Chinese Tourists on Group Tour Packages

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-67

  Wong, Simon ^a   Lau, Elaine ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b New World Telephone Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035710042     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004728750104000108     Document Type: Article

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