How attractive is Wellington? A study of visitors to New Zealand's capital city

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 298-316

  Alonso, Abel D ^a   Bruce Miller, Mark ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NELSON MARLBOROUGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Destination image; New Zealand; Tourism; Visitors' views; Wellington

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749093230     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15280080802520537     Document Type: Article

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