Determinants of nature trip expenditures in southern finland – implications for nature tourism development

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 118-135

  Pouta, Eija ^a   Neuvonen, Marjo ^a   Sievänen, Tuija ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nature trip; Segmenting trips; Site characteristic; Travel expenditure; Trip characteristic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947213311     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250600658937     Document Type: Article

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