Golfers in Colorado: The role of golf in recreational and tourism lifestyles and expenditures

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 127-144

  Wilson, Joshua ^a   Thilmany, Dawn ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer research; Golfers; Tourism impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250164599     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v20n03_09     Document Type: Article

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