The characteristics and motivational decisions of outdoor adventure tourists: a review and analysis

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 1447-1478

  Pomfret, Gill ^a   Bramwell, Bill ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

characteristics; motivational decisions; motives; mountaineer tourists; outdoor adventure tourists

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECISION MAKING; LEISURE INDUSTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CHAMONIX; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84902300202     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2014.925430     Document Type: Article

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