Segmenting the Japanese tour market to Turkey

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-304

  Sirakaya, Ercan ^a   Uysal, Muzaffer ^b   Yoshioka, Carlton F ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor cluster approach; Japanese travelers; Market segmentation; Travel motivations; Turkish tourism

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

TURKEY;

EID: 0037303157     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287502239038     Document Type: Article

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