New Zealand travel agent practice in the provision of advice for travel to risky destinations

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-279

  Lovelock, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Risk assessment; Risk communication; Travel agents; Travel decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745750977     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v15n04_03     Document Type: Article

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