Image segmentation and implications for the development of a nature-based destination

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-47

  Obenour, William ^a   Groves, David ^a   Lengfelder, Julie ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster; Destination; Factor; Halo; Image; Marketing; Posteriori; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746652953     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v14n01_03     Document Type: Article

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