Dubai outbound tourism: An exploratory study of Emiratis and expatriates

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Michael, Ian ^a   Armstrong, Anona ^b   Badran, Badran ^a   King, Brian ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emiratis; inbound; Middle East; tourism; United Arab Emirates; Victoria

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251480762     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766710391448     Document Type: Article

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