Tourist consumption systems among overseas visitors: Reporting on American, German, and Australian visitors to New Zealand

Tourism Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-385

  Becken, S ^a   Gnoth, J ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Marketing ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Segmentation; Tourist types; Transport; Travel style

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 2342506613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(03)00133-X     Document Type: Article

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