Combining GPS & survey data improves understanding of visitor behaviour

Tourism Management

Volumn 61, Issue , 2017, Pages 307-320

  East, Duncan ^a   Osborne, Patrick ^b   Kemp, Simon ^b   Woodfine, Tim ^a  

^a Marwell Wildlife   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; GPS; Tracking; Visitor; Zoo

Indexed keywords

GPS; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRACKING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; ZOO;

EID: 85014381541     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.021     Document Type: Article

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