Segmenting visitors to a culinary event: Motivations, travel behavior, and expenditures

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-67

  Smith, Sylvia ^a   Costello, Carol ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culinary tourism; Expenditures; Marketing; Motivations; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010496913     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368620801989022     Document Type: Article

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