An analysis of visitor behaviour using time blocks: A study of ski destinations in Greece

Tourism Management

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-70

  Vassiliadis, Chris A ^a   Priporas, Constantinos Vasilios ^a   Andronikidis, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diary; Marketing; Ski centres; TBAM; Time block analysis; Visitor behaviour

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPENDITURE; MARKETING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

GREECE;

EID: 84867139600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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