Is VFR an independent target group? The case of Switzerland

Tourism Review

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Müri, Fabian ^a   Sägesser, Anaïs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Swiss travel market; Tourism marketing; VFR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931065907     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb058421     Document Type: Review

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