Photographic images, culture, and perception in tourism Aadvertising: A Q methodology study of Canadian and Chinese University students

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Dewar, Keith ^a   Li, Wen Mei ^a   Davis, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture and perception; Photographic image analysis; Q methodology; Tourism marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649025020     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v22n02_03     Document Type: Article

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