Participation in tourism consumption and the intensity of participation: An analysis of their socio-demographic and economic determinants

Tourism Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-546

  Alegre, Joaqufn ^a   Mateo, Sara ^a   Pou, Llorenç ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic determinants; Socio demographic characteristics; Tourism consumption; Tourism demand; Tourism participation; Travel frequency

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MICROECONOMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 70350335787     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009789036521     Document Type: Article

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