Queuing behavior in theme parks: A comparison between chinese and western tourists

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-51

  Heung, Vincent C S ^a   Tsang, Nelson ^a   Cheng, Mavis ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MTR Corporation   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese and Western tourists; Cultural differences; Queuing; Theme park

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978995096     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160802711394     Document Type: Article

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