Shopping experiences: International tourists in Beijing's Silk Market

Tourism Management

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-106

  Wu, Mao Ying ^a   Wall, Geoffrey ^b   Pearce, Philip L ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

International tourists; Leximancer; Shopping experiences; Silk Market; Tourist markets; TripAdvisor

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84884967909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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