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Smart Destination Selection Process: Research on Generation Y Tourists

By: Metin Sürme and  Ercan Ince  
Open Access
|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 26 - 39
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 29, 2022
Published on: Nov 18, 2023
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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