Travel motivation: Linking theory to practice

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Huang, Songshan ^a   Hsu, Cathy H c ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Tourism management; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993087766     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506180910994505     Document Type: Review

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