Cross-cultural differences in tourist behavior

Handbook of Tourist Behavior: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 237-255

  Reisinger, Yvette ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79961153969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203881804-29     Document Type: Chapter

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