Understanding the Motivations of Volunteers Engaged in an Alternative Tourism Experience in Northern Australia

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 800-820

  Pegg, Shane ^a   Patterson, Ian ^a   Matsumoto, Yusuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

alternative tourism; motivations; volunteer tourism experiences; volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866680579     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.680244     Document Type: Article

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