Online representations of RVing neo-tribes in the USA and Australia

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-232

  Hardy, Anne ^a   Hanson, Dallas ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

comparative analysis; neo tribes; online representation; recreational vehicles; website analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880023323     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2012.667415     Document Type: Article

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