Determinants of Tourist-Host Interactions: An Analysis of the University Student Market

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-151

  Eusébio, Celeste A ^a,b   Carneiro, Maria João A ^a,b  

^a Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Determinants; linear regression models; tourist host interaction; university student market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860877679     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1528008X.2012.645201     Document Type: Article

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