Food preferences of Chinese tourists

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 989-1011

  Chang, Richard C Y ^a   Kivela, Jakša ^b   Mak, Athena H N ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese food culture; Chinese tourists; Gastronomy tourism; Motivational factors; Tourism dining behavior; Tourist food preference

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD PREFERENCE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77956263471     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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