Case studies of the experiences of Chinese visitors to three tourist attractions in Victoria, Australia

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 225-241

  Weiler, Betty ^a   Yu, Xin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84861640795     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2008.9686794     Document Type: Article

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