Online travel purchase behavior of generational cohorts: A longitudinal study

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 406-420

  Beldona, Srikanth ^a   Nusair, Khaldoon ^b   Demicco, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Cohort analysis and e commerce; Online travel purchase behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010520711     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368620902799627     Document Type: Article

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