Cultural consequences on traveler risk perception and safety

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-284

  Reisinger, Yvette ^a   Mavondo, Felix ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cultural dimensions; National culture; Safety; Travel intention; Travel risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949394300     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354206778814736     Document Type: Article

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