An application of the social psychological model of tourism motivation

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-47

  Wolfe, Kara ^a   Hsu, Cathy H C ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Escaping; Seeking; Subcultural hypothesis; Tourism motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016390855     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v05n01_02     Document Type: Article

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