Chinese travellers to the United States: A comparison of business travel and visiting friends and relatives

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-108

  Jang, SooCheong ^a   Yu, Larry ^b   Pearson, Thomas E ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business travel; Chinese outbound travellers; Leisure activity; Travel behaviour; VFRs

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037330060     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461668032000034097     Document Type: Article

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