Selection Attributes of Travel Products: A Case of Korean Tourists to Japan

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 671-686

  Ryu, Kisang ^a   Han, Ji Sook ^b   Lee, Timothy J ^c  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Navi Wellness Tourism Research and Development   (South Korea)

^c RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attributes choice; Japan; Korea; travel products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976294636     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2016.1167360     Document Type: Article

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