How far is a long way? contrasting two cultures’ perspectives of travel distance

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 3-17

  Harrison Hill, Tracey ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Market research; Perceptions; Tourism; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992944034     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13555850110764801     Document Type: Article

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