Benchmarking destinations via DMO websites: A methodological process

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-285

  Li, Xiang Robert ^a   Petrick, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination benchmarking; DMO websites; Methodological process

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952423895     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354207782212422     Document Type: Article

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