The relationship between cultural characteristics and preference for active vs. Passive tourist activities

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 5-25

  Pizam, Abraham ^a   Fleischer, Aliza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Active tourist activities; Cross cultural tourist behavior; Hofstede; Individualism collectivism; Masculinity femininity; Passive tourist activities; Uncertainty avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924047626     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v12n04_02     Document Type: Article

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