Differential climate preferences of international beach tourists

Climate Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-269

  Rutty, M ^a   Scott, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beach tourism; Climate; Preferences; Thresholds; Tourism; Weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT; PREFERENCES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TEMPERATURE PREFERENCES; THRESHOLDS; TOURISM;

CLIMATE CHANGE; WEATHERING;

BEACHES;

BEACH; CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; TROPICAL REGION;

BARBADOS; SAINT LUCIA; TOBAGO; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84889015026     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01183     Document Type: Article

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