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Understanding senior tourists' preferences and characteristics based on their overseas travel motivation clusters

Felix Elvis OtooInstitute for Hospitality and Tourism Studies (IHTS), Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seongseop (Sam) KimSchool of Hotel & Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-6540
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Youngjoon ChoiSchool of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong KongORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6888-3952
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Pages 246-257 | Received 06 Sep 2019, Accepted 02 Mar 2020, Published online: 01 Apr 2020

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