A framework for computer-assisted travel counseling

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 813-834

  Loban, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted travel counseling; Decision support systems; Multiple criteria decision making.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041763292     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0160-7383(97)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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