Modeling locational factors for tourism employment

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-45

  Solnet, David J ^a   Ford, Robert C ^b   Robinson, Richard N S ^a   Ritchie, Brent W ^a   Olsen, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EC3 Global   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attraction; Person environment fit; Remote tourism locations; Retention; Selection; Tourism employment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LABOR RELATIONS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84891362046     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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