The role of roots in the perception of a destination: An exploratory study on sicily

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 19-29

  Volo, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancestry; Destination perception; Sicily

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954599017     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v11n02_03     Document Type: Article

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