Understanding the motivation and travel behavior of cycle tourists using involvement profiles

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 409-425

  Ritchie, Brent W ^a   Tkaczynski, Aaron ^a   Faulks, Pam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Energy and Tourism ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycle; Involvement; Leisure; Niche; Segmentation; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953099517     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2010.481582     Document Type: Article

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