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The relative utility of sociodemographics, psychographic scales and benefit scales for segmenting pleasure vacation travel markets
dc.contributor.advisor | Van Doren, Carlton S. | |
dc.creator | Bonn, Mark Andre | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-21T21:37:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-21T21:37:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1982 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-391672 | |
dc.description | Typescript (photocopy). | en |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the utility of sociodemographics, psychographic scales, and benefit scales for segmenting pleasure vacation travel markets. This study was undertaken because relevant travel and tourism literature has paid little attention to the segmentation of vacation travel markets using sociodemographics, psychographic scales, and benefit scales as a multi-criteria approach. Vacationers were examined in reference to the following: (1) Light, medium, and heavy vacationers; (2) Non, light, and heavy guided tour vacationers; (3) Non, light, and heavy international vacationers; (4) Non and light special purpose international vacationers. The study identified twelve underlying psychographic dimensions specific to pleasure vacations. An analysis of the benefit items suggested six underlying benefit dimensions specific to pleasure vacations... | en |
dc.format.extent | xiv, 183 leaves | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | Tourismus | en |
dc.subject | Marktforschung | en |
dc.subject | Texas | en |
dc.subject | Travel | en |
dc.subject | Research | en |
dc.subject | Vacations | en |
dc.subject | Recreation and Resources Development | en |
dc.subject.classification | 1982 Dissertation B716 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Vacations | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Travel | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Research | en |
dc.title | The relative utility of sociodemographics, psychographic scales and benefit scales for segmenting pleasure vacation travel markets | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. in Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctorial | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Carls, Glenn | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Gunn, Clare | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Shea, Charles H. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Skrabanek, Robert L. | |
dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 10227769 |
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