Motivations and satisfactions of Taiwanese tourists who visit Australia: An exploratory study

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-33

  Kao, Martin ^a,b   Patterson, Ian ^a,b   Scott, Noel ^a,b   Li, Chung Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Ling Tung University ^*  (Australia)

^c LING TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Australia; IPA; Push and pull; Taiwan; Travel motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449099124     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v24n01_02     Document Type: Article

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