Senior pleasure tourists: Examination of their demography, travel experience, and travel behavior upon visiting the bangkok metropolis

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-212

  Batra, Adarsh ^a  

^a ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Senior; Tourists; Travel behavior; Travel experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449134034     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480903088105     Document Type: Article

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