Understanding Tourist Movement Patterns in a Destination: A GIS Approach

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-49

  Lau, Gigi ^a   McKercher, Bob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

geographic information system (GIS); Hong Kong; spatial movement; travel itineraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993960197     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050027     Document Type: Article

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