Reflections on measuring recreation and travel spending

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-16

  Stynes, Daniel J ^a   White, Eric M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Recreation spending; Visitor sampling

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPENDITURE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745766258     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287506288873     Document Type: Review

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