The role of socio-psychological and culture-education motives in marketing international sport tourism: A cross-cultural perspective

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 806-819

  Funk, Daniel C ^a   Bruun, Tennille J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer acculturation; Culture; Events; Involvement; Marketing; Motivation; Sport tourism

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HERITAGE TOURISM; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SPORT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43849104948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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