Taiwan's MICE visitors: Business, leisure and education dimensions

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-33

  O'Leary, Joseph ^a   Huan, Tzung Cheng ^a   Chiang, Che Chao ^a   King, Brian ^a   Nguyen, Thu Huong ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

conventions and exhibitions sector; incentives; Market segmentation; Meetings; Motivation (psychology); Segmentation; Socio demographics; Taiwan; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904110638     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506181211206225     Document Type: Article

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