The Use and Perceived Usefulness of Information Sources among Japanese Overseas Tourists

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-295

  Nishimura, Sachiko ^a   Waryszak, Robert ^b   King, Brian ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

information sources; Japanese tourists; travel components

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996206576     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050021     Document Type: Article

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