A Subcultural Analysis of Tourism Motivations

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-113

  Li, Mimi ^a   Zhang, Hanqin ^a   Cai, Liping A ^b,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural research; grid group cultural theory; tourism motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950317685     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348013491601     Document Type: Article

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