The length of stay of golf tourism: A survival analysis

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Butler, Richard ^b   Correia, Antónia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algarve; Golf; Survival models; Tourism; Tourism policy

Indexed keywords

GOLF COURSE; HETEROGENEITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

ALGARVE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350731218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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