Segmenting the group tourist heading for warmer weather: A Norwegian example

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 27-40

  Prebensen, Nina K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activities; Choice; Group tourists; Motivation; Satisfaction; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748340879     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v19n04_03     Document Type: Article

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