Australia's destination image among mainland Chinese travelers: An exploratory study

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-81

  Huang, Songshan ^a   Gross, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chinese travelers; Destination image; Multi faceted image assessment (MIA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149145884     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548400903534923     Document Type: Article

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