Development of leisure farms in taiwan, and perceptions of visitors thereto

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-40

  Chang, Tzu Ching ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural tourism; Attribute importance; Factor analysis; Leisure farm; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 52349124684     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v15n01_02     Document Type: Article

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