Internet versus travel agencies: The perception of different groups of Italian online buyers

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-66

  Chiappa, Giacomo Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disintermediation; Italy; online buyers; sociodemographic characteristics; User Generated Content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873839075     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766712466613     Document Type: Article

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