Push-pull factors in international birders' travel

Tourism Management

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 416-425

  Chen, Li Ju ^a   Chen, Wei Peng ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Destination attributes; International birders; Motivations; Push pull framework

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AVES;

EID: 84920689703     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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