Internet technology use by American convention and visitors bureaus

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-255

  Yuan, Yu Lan ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^b   Fesenmaier, Daniel R ^b  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Convention and visitors bureau; Diffusion and adoption theory; Internet technology

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037302339     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287502239032     Document Type: Article

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