Understanding differences in tourist motivation between domestic and international travel: The university student market

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-75

  Kim, Kakyom ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic travel; E survey; International travel; Market segmentation; Tourist behavior; Tourist motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649408977     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354207780956717     Document Type: Article

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