Contemporary information search strategies of destination-naïve international vacationers

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 63-76

  Hyde, Kenneth F ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

First time visit; Internet; Tourist information search; Vacation planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447124612     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v21n02_05     Document Type: Article

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