Conceptualizing the creative tourist class: Technology, mobility, and tourism experiences

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-481

  Gretzel, Ulrike ^a   Jamal, Tazim ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer generated media; Creative class; Experience; Mobilities; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959851001     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354209X12596287114219     Document Type: Article

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