Culture-Based Interpretation of Vacation Consumptions

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-333

  Fu, Xiaoxiao ^a   Lehto, Xinran Y ^a   Cai, Liping A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American tourists; Chinese tourists; consumption values; Culture; vacation experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922685872     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2012.704250     Document Type: Article

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