The implicit effect of distance on tourist behavior: A comparison of short and long haul pleasure tourists to Hong Kong

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 367-381

  McKercher, Bob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Behavior; Distance decay; Segments

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650496643     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548400802508473     Document Type: Article

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