Research note: The impact of Korean TV dramas on Taiwanese tourism demand for Korea

Tourism Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-873

  Kim, Hyun Jeong ^a   Chen, Ming Hsiang ^b   Su, Hung Jen ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chow tests; Korea; Outbound travel; Taiwan; TV drama

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TELEVISION; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION;

KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 73949149567     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009789955189     Document Type: Article

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