The impact of emigrants' homeland relations on air travel demand in a security volatile market: A case study on Lebanon

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-179

  Itani, Nadine ^a   O'Connell, John F ^a   Mason, Keith ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air travel demand; Emigration; Lebanon; Liberalisation; Remittances; Security instability

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMIGRATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; REMITTANCE; SECURITY; TRAVEL DEMAND;

LEBANON;

EID: 84878904350     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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