Application of destination choice model: Factors influencing domestic tourists destination choice among residents of Nairobi, Kenya

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1593-1597

  Mutinda, Rayviscic ^a   Mayaka, Melphon ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Destination choice sets; Domestic tourism; Domestic tourism market; Holiday packages; Tourist attractions; Tourist destinations; Tourist regions

Indexed keywords

QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 84863215873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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