Why we travel this way: An exploration into the motivations of recreational vehicle users

Drive Tourism: Trends and Emerging Markets

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 194-209

  Hardy, Anne ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84909076199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203880395     Document Type: Chapter

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