The role of family decision makers in festival tourism

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 308-318

  Kim, Samuel Seongseop ^a   Choi, Sangsoo ^b   Agrusa, Jerome ^c   Wang, Kuo Ching ^d   Kim, Youngmi ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Semyung University   (South Korea)

^c HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Decision making; Family; Festival; Role

Indexed keywords

EID: 74449087261     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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