Chinese recreational vehicle users in Australia: A netnographic study of tourist motivation

Tourism Management

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-35

  Wu, Mao Ying ^a   Pearce, Philip L ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chinese tourists; Motivations; Netnography; Recreational vehicle (RV) travel

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84893685600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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