Segmenting Japanese tourists to Hawaii according to tour purpose

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-80

  Kim, Samuel Seongseop ^a   Agrusa, Jerome ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaii; Japanese tourists; Segmentation; Tour purpose

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449090473     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v24n01_05     Document Type: Article

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