Baby boomers and adventure tourism: The importance of marketing the leisure experience

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 4-10

  Patterson, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84994823256     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2002.9674265     Document Type: Article

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