Thepast, present, and future research of online information search

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Jang, Soo Cheong Shawn ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Online information search; Online purchase; Travelers search behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900235582     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v17n02_04     Document Type: Article

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