Pre- and post-trip perceptions: An insight into Chinese package holiday market to Australia

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-123

  Wang, Ying ^a   Davidson, Michael C G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese package holiday travellers; Pre and post trip perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951649661     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766709357488     Document Type: Article

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