Conceptualizing the travel decision-making hierarchy: A review of recent developments

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-32

  Jeng, James ^a   Fesenmaier, Daniel R ^b  

^a BestBuy Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision facets; Decision heuristics; Travel decision making; Travel hierarchy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959849091     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354202108749925     Document Type: Article

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