Cross-border tourists' behavioral intentions: the Green Line of Nicosia, Cyprus

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 758-779

  Díaz Sauceda, Judit ^a   Palau Saumell, Ramon ^b   Forgas Coll, Santiago ^c   Sánchez García, Javier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Ramon Llull University   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

behavioral intentions; cross border tourism; crowding; Cyprus; sensation seeking; value

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CYPRUS; NICOSIA [CYPRUS];

EID: 84959878253     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2015.1086427     Document Type: Article

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