A revised importance-performance analysis of tour guide performance in China

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-241

  Huang, Songshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Importance performance analysis; Tour guide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856497975     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12724863327803     Document Type: Article

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