Chinese holiday makers' expenditure: Implications for marketing and management

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-396

  Wang, Ying ^a   Davidson, Michael C G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese holiday market to Australia; Tourist expenditure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954831710     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368621003667101     Document Type: Article

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