Exploring family roles in purchasing decisions during vacation planning: Review and discussions for future research

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 107-125

  Nanda, Dipti ^a   Hu, Clark ^b   Bai, Billy ^c  

^a Club Quarters   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's influence; Consumer behavior; Decision making; Family roles; Travel purchase; Vacation planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250214906     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v20n03_08     Document Type: Review

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