Characteristics of a meeting planner: Attributes of an emerging profession

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 95-124

  Beaulieu, Amy F ^a   Love, Curtis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choices; Meeting planner; Meeting professional

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949233597     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J452v06n04_07     Document Type: Article

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