The European Timeshare Consumer in the Twenty-First Century

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-164

  Cortés Jiménez, Isabel ^a   Pratt, Steve ^b   Bregoli, Ilenia ^c   Cooper, Chris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European tourism; Fractional ownership; Timeshare resort; Vacation ownership

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; LEISURE INDUSTRY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84856057727     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.843     Document Type: Article

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