A Comparison of Characteristics, Regional Expenditures, and Economic Impact of Visitors to Historical Sites with Other Recreational Visitors
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Travel Research
- Vol. 32 (1), 30-35
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004728759303200105
Abstract
This article compares the trip and demographic characteristics of visitors stopping at historical sites with those of other summer visitors to a four-county study area in northcentral Wyoming. The regional economic impact of the two types of visitors is also estimated on a per-party basis.Keywords
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