Assessing expenditure changes related to welcome center visits

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-106

  Tyrrell, Timothy J ^a   Johnston, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Expenditures; On site surveys; Tourism industry; Travel behavior; Welcome center visits

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; INFRASTRUCTURE; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141571408     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287503253907     Document Type: Article

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