A comparative analysis of attendee profiles at two urban festivals

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Grunwell, Sandra S ^a   Ha, Inhyuck Steve ^a   Martin, Bonnie S ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Events; Festivals; Profile characteristics; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249138299     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15470140802104516     Document Type: Article

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