The purest of human pleasures: The characteristics and motivations of garden visitors in Great Britain

Tourism Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-247

  Connell, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Garden visiting; Gardens; Great Britain; Visitor characteristics

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GREENSPACE; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142268918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2003.09.021     Document Type: Article

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