Visitors' objectives for trade exhibition attendance: A case study on the East Mediterranean international tourism and travel exhibition (EMITT)

Event Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 133-141

  Kozak, Nazmi ^a   Kayar, Cagil Hale ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

East mediterranean international tourism and travel exhibition (EMITT); Tourism; Trade exhibitions; Visitors' objectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954098721     PISSN: 15259951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/152599509789659740     Document Type: Article

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