The importance of guidebooks for the choice of tourist sites: A study of german tourists in sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-247

  Zillinger, Malin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distance decay; German tourists; Guidebooks; Information; Sweden; Tourist region

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547434545     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250600869427     Document Type: Article

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