Japanese tourism values: A means-end investigation

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 654-668

  Watkins, Leah J ^a   Gnoth, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Japan; means end methodology; motivations; New Zealand; values

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RESEARCH METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 80455178638     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287510382297     Document Type: Article

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