Opportunities for commercial accommodation in VFR travel

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-354

  Backer, Elisa Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial accommodation; VFR; Visiting friends and relatives

Indexed keywords

TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALIA; BALLARAT; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77954447536     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.754     Document Type: Article

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