Solitary travellers in the norwegian lofoten islands: Why do people travel on their own?

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-37

  Mehmetoglu, Muhamet ^a   Dann, Graham M S ^b   Larsen, Svein ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Justification for solo travel; Lofoten Islands; Non INSTITUTIONALIZED traveller; Solitary traveller; Tourist types

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745865135     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250127794     Document Type: Article

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