Travel motivations: A Comparative Study of Asian International and Domestic American College Students

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 61-82

  Kim, Kak Yom ^a   Jogaratnam, Giri ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian international students; Domestic American students; Importance performance; Student market; Travel motivations

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144246345     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v13n04_04     Document Type: Article

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