The past as prologue: Predicting the future of the convention and visitor bureau industry on the basis of its history

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1104-1114

  Ford, Robert C ^a   Peeper, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Orlando Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

Convention and visitor bureaus; Future challenges for CVBs; History

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 33947585330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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