Examining the RV travelers' camping experience: A social media approach

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-415

  Fjelstul, Jill ^a   Wang, Youcheng ^a   Li, Xu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Campground; Online reviews; RV traveler; Social media; Travel experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874151059     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354212X13412775927989     Document Type: Article

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