Using Social Media in Times of Crisis

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 126-143

  Schroeder, Ashley ^a   Pennington Gray, Lori ^a   Donohoe, Holly ^a   Kiousis, Spiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

international travel; smartphones; Social media; tourism crisis management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874601876     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2013.751271     Document Type: Article

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