Travel motivations of Japanese senior travellers to Thailand

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-94

  Sangpikul, Aswin ^a  

^a DHURAKIJ PUNDIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Japanese senior travellers; Psychological well being; Thailand; Travel motivations

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FACTOR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 54049095888     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.643     Document Type: Article

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