The impact of tourism on quality of life: A segmentation analysis of the youth market

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 741-757

  Eusébio, Celeste ^a   Carneiro, Maria João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Quality of life (QOL); Segmentation; Tourism; WHOQOL BREF; Youth market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921624907     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354214X14146846679529     Document Type: Article

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