Gifts of tourism: insights to consumer behavior

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 529-550

  Clarke, Jackie ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

experience gifts; gift giving; tourist behavior

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43049167096     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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