Measuring the motivation to ride bicycles for tourism through a comparison of tourist attractions

Transport Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 153-163

  Watthanaklang, Duangdao ^a   Ratanavaraha, Vatanavongs ^a   Chatpattananan, Vuttichai ^b   Jomnonkwao, Sajjakaj ^c  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^c PIBULSONGKRAM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bicycle riding for tourism; Confirmatory factor analysis; Invariance analysis; Motivation; Mountain tourist attractions; Sea tourist attractions

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; POLICY STRATEGY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

THAILAND;

EID: 84982226307     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: 1879310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.08.004     Document Type: Article

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