Golf in mass tourism destinations facing seasonality: A longitudinal study

Tourism Review

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 16-24

  Kozak, Metin ^a   Gnoth, Juergen ^a   Andreu, Luisa ^a   Garau Vadell, Joan B ^a   Borja Solé, Lluis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diversification; Golf; Internet marketing; Seasonality; Spain; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975919982     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/16605370810883914     Document Type: Article

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