Aspects of a Psychology of the Tourist Experience

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-18

  Larsen, Svein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Tourism psychology; Tourist events; Tourist expectations; Tourist experience; Tourist memories

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049122372     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250701226014     Document Type: Article

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