The VFR experience: 'home' away from home?

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Shani, Amir ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Home; Hosts; Social significance; Tourist experience; Visiting friends and relatives

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARKETING; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 84875066818     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2011.643859     Document Type: Article

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