A taxonomy of hosts visiting friends and relatives

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 497-516

  Young, Cheri A ^a   Corsun, David L ^a   Baloglu, Seyhmus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

hosts; involvement; taxonomy; tourist spending; VFRs; word of mouth

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847659512     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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