The effects of restrictive business practiceson Australian inbound package tourism

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-64

  Dwyer, Larry ^a   King, Brian ^b   Prideaux, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Inbound tour operators; Package tourism; Restrictive business practices

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 33845732218     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660601036009     Document Type: Article

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