The competitiveness of international meeting destinations in asia: Meeting planners'versus buying centers' perceptions

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-85

  Kang, Min Hwi ^a   Suh, Seung Jin ^b   Jo, Deokhyun ^c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym Institute of Advanced International Studies   (South Korea)

^c Korea Tourism Organization   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Buying centers; Competitiveness; Destination; Meeting planners

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849097109     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J452v07n02_04     Document Type: Article

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