Segmenting resident perceptions towards tourism - a cluster analysis with a multinomial logit model of a mountain community

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 591-602

  Brida, Juan Gabriel ^a   Osti, Linda ^a   Barquet, Andrea ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Folgaria; Host perceptions; Multinomial logit analysis; Tourism segmentation

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; TOURISM;

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EID: 77956940159     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.778     Document Type: Article

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