Domestic tourism demand in China's urban centres: Empirical analyses and marketing implications

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-74

  Cai, Liping A ^a   Hu, Bo ^a   Feng, Ruomei ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China domestic tourism; GDP; income elasticity; travel expenditure; urban centre

Indexed keywords

EID: 18944366025     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135676670200800107     Document Type: Article

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