Travel arrangements and the distribution behaviour of New Zealand outbound travelers

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-97

  Pearce, Douglas G ^a   Reid, Laurel ^a,b   Schott, Christian ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Tourism Synergy Limited ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Booking; Distribution; Independent travelers; Information search; Package tourists; Purchase; Travel agencies; Travel arrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149122006     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548400802656850     Document Type: Article

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