Heritage site websites content: The need for versatility

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-93

  Poria, Yaniv ^a   Gvili, Yaniv ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Customization; Heritage; Motivation; Perception; Website

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249014313     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v15n02_05     Document Type: Article

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