Visitor expenditure: The case of cycle recreation and tourism

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-42

  Downward, Paul ^a   Lumsdon, Les ^b   Weston, Richard ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycle Tourism; Duration; Expenditure; Group Sizes; Incomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952737943     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775080902847397     Document Type: Article

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