Analysing the influence of tourist motivations on tourist expenditure at a sun-and-sand destination

Tourism Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 813-832

  Alegre, Joaquín ^a   Cladera, Magdalena ^a   Sard, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expenditure segmentation; Sun and sand destination; Tourist expenditure; Tourist motivations

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 79961053407     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/te.2011.0063     Document Type: Article

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