Sport tourist behaviour: The example of the masters games

Sport Tourism Destinations: Issues, Opportunities and Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 177-187

  Ryan, Chris ^a   Trauer, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84904774483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080474434     Document Type: Chapter

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