Travel agent vs internet: What influences travel consumer choices?

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-57

  Cheyne, Jo ^a   Downes, Mary ^a   Legg, Stephen ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

intermediary; internet; quality; service; travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049091901     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766706059307     Document Type: Article

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