Buyer decision-making behavior in international tourism channels

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-25

  March, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business to business marketing; Distribution; Inbound tour operators; International tourism; Japanese tourism; Purchase decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013373286     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v01n01_02     Document Type: Article

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