Outbound tourism from China: Literature review and research agenda

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Keating, Byron ^a   Kriz, Anton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Destination choice; Outbound tourism; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650112849     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.15.32     Document Type: Article

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