Group processes in vacation decision-making

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 23-36

  Decrop, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Family; Group; Groups of friends; Summer vacation

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049155896     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v18n03_03     Document Type: Article

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