The influence of low-fare airlines on vacation choices of students: Results of a stated portfolio choice experiment

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1174-1184

  Grigolon, Anna B ^a   Kemperman, Astrid D A M ^a   Timmermans, Harry J P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low fare airlines; Portfolio choices; Stated choice experiment; Students; Travel behaviour; Vacation choices

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS; STUDENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859842283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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