The relationship between the 'push' and 'pull' factors of a tourist destination: The role of nationality - An analytical qualitative research approach

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-143

  Prayag, Girish ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CatPac; Content analysis; Destination image; Nationality; Place attachment; Pull factors; Push factors; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DATA SET; MARKETING; NATIONALISM; RESEARCH WORK; THEMATIC MAPPING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 79951697350     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683501003623802     Document Type: Article

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