An Exploratory Study of the Travel Motivation of Chinese Female Outbound Tourists

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-424

  Mimi, Li ^a   Tong, Wen ^b   Ariel, Leung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China outbound tourism; female travelers; Hong Kong; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922686124     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160.2011.627020     Document Type: Article

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