Film-induced tourism in Asia: A case study of Korean television drama and female viewers' motivation to visit Korea

Tourism, Culture and Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-224

  Chan, Brenda ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Film induced tourism; Korean television drama; Korean wave; Tourist motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648945768     PISSN: 1098304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/109830407782212510     Document Type: Article

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