Western and Asian backpackers in Taiwan: Behaviour, motivation and cultural diversity

Asian Tourism: Growth and Change

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 171-181

  Huang, Feng Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906134676     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080556208     Document Type: Chapter

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