International tourists’ motivations to choose homestay: Do their socio-demographics have any influence?

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-26

  Agyeiwaah, Elizabeth ^a   Akyeampong, Oheneba ^a   Amenumey, Edem K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; homestay; international tourists; Kumasi Metropolis; motivation; socio demographic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933033685     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1467358413517895     Document Type: Article

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