What is the attraction for exchange students: The host destination or host university? Empirical evidence from a study of an Australian University

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-607

  Llewellyn Smith, Catherine ^a   McCabe, Vivienne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Destination choice; Exchange students; Satisfaction; Tourism

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; STUDENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 59849097367     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.692     Document Type: Article

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