The event-tourist career trajectory: A study of high-involvement amateur distance runners

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 468-491

  Getz, Don ^a,b   Andersson, Tommy D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Event; Involvement; Serious leisure; Sport; Sweden; Tourism; Travel career trajectory

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESEARCH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

SWEDEN;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 78650272377     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2010.524981     Document Type: Article

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