The meeting selection process: A demographic profile of attendees clustered by criteria utilized in selecting meetings

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-71

  Grant, Yvette N J ^a   Weaver, Pamela A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Demographic profile; Meeting attendees; Meeting selection criteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342553696     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809602000106     Document Type: Article

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