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Victoria University of Technology

The role and use of travel guidebooks by Japanese overseas tourists

Abstract

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Travel guidebooks are one of many information sources available to potential and actual tourists and perhaps one of the most common. Although information search has been an extensively researched area in tourism studies, there are few studies which have specifically investigated the topic of travel guidebooks. The overall aim of the present exploratory study is to develop a better understanding of the use of travel guidebooks as a source of information by tourists.

Degree

thesis:*
Name dc:type.qualificationname
phd
Level dc:type.qualificationlevel
doctoral
Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Victoria University of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2004

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Nishimura, Sachiko

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
en

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Nishimura, Sachiko. The role and use of travel guidebooks by Japanese overseas tourists. doctoral thesis, Victoria University of Technology, 2004.