Marketing China overseas: The role of theme parks and tourist attractions

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-38

  Richards, Greg ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; destination image; tourism attractions; tourism marketing; visitors and non visitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249802227     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135676670200800104     Document Type: Article

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