Etic interpreting of naïve subjective personal introspections of tourism behavior: Analyzing visitors' stories about experiencing Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-44

  Martin, Drew ^a   Woodside, Arch G ^b   Dehuang, Ning ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Far East; South Asia; South East Asia; Storytelling; Tourism; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992990020     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506180710729592     Document Type: Article

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