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Whither the Mature Market

An Empirical Examination of the Travel Motivations of Neo-Mature and Veteran-Mature Markets

William C. Norman PhD Clemson University, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, 263 Lehotsky Hall, Box 340735, Clemson, SC, 29634-0735, USA
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Margaret J. Daniels Clemson University, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, 263 Lehotsky Hall, Box 340735, Clemson, SC, 29634-0735, USA
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Francis McGuire PhD Clemson University, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, 263 Lehotsky Hall, Box 340735, Clemson, SC, 29634-0735, USA
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Catherine A. Norman Clemson University, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, 263 Lehotsky Hall, Box 340735, Clemson, SC, 29634-0735, USA
Pages 113-130 | Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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