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Journal of China Tourism Research Volume 7, 2011 - Issue 4: Mainland China's Outbound Tourism
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“Zero-Fare” Group Tours in China: An Analytic Framework

中国 “零团费” 旅游：事实表述与分析框架

Yong Chen School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barry Mak School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Yingzhi Guo Tourism Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Pages 425-444 | Published online: 07 Dec 2011

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