Journal of Travel Research (formerly The Travel Research Bulletin) A quarterly publication of Sage Publications Sponsored by the Tourism and Travel Research Association TTRA OFFICERS Chairman of the Board Mark J. Okrant Institute for New Hampshire Studies Plymouth State College Plymouth, NH 03264 President Ruth Nadler NYC & Company 810 Seventh Avenue, Third Floor New York, NY 10019 First Vice President Program Chairman John Packer D. K. Shifflet & Associates 7115 Leesburg Pike, Suite 300 Falls Church, VA 22043 Second Vice President Membership Chairman Rich Carollo Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau McCormick Place-on-the-Lake 2301 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60616-1490 Treasurer John Markham Senior Principal Markham & Associates 1815 48th Avenue Vero Beach, FL 32966 Executive Director Patty Morgan Morgan Systems P.O. Box 2133 Boise, ID 83701 Directors Kathleen Andereck Arizona State University West College of Human Services P.O. Box 37100 Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100 Dan Erkkila University of Minnesota Tourism Center NC Experiment/Outreach Center 1861 East Highway 169 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Larry Friedman Nevada Commission on Tourism 401 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89710 Charles R. Goeldner Journal of Travel Research University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business Boulder, CO 80309-0419 Laura Hall Southern Living Magazine 2100 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 Keith Howard National Tourism Foundation 546 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40508 Marion Joppe Ryerson Polytechnic University Hospitality and Tourism Management 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3 Helen Marano ITA, Tourism Industries Room 2073 14th and Constitution Avenue, Northwest Washington, DC 20230 Scott Meis Canadian Tourism Commission 235 Queen Street, 8th Floor West Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0H6 William C. Norman Clemson University Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management 263 Lehotsky Hall Clemson, SC 29634-1005 Barbara Okamoto Chapter Liaison Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau 2270 Kalakaua Avenue, #801 Honolulu, HI 96815 Kelly Repass Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau 6700 Forum Drive, Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32821-8087 Ed Sugar Triton Technology 1055 West 7th Street, Suite 2290 Los Angeles, CA 90017 C. Noel Sweeney Tourism & Transport Consult International The Malthouse, North Block 3 Clanwilliam Grand Canal Quay Dublin 2, Ireland CHAPTER CHAIRPERSONS Canada Chapter 1608-130 Albert Street Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 5G4 CenStates Chapter Denise Miller Strategic Marketing and Research 12220 North Meridian Street, Suite 100 Carmel, IN 46032-6991 European Chapter C. Noel Sweeney Tourism & Transport Consult International The Malthouse, North Block 3 Clanwilliam Grand Canal Quay Dublin 2, Ireland Southeastern States Chapter Jim Bigley Georgia Southern University Dept. of Recreation/Sports Management P.O. Box 8077 Statesboro, GA 30460-8077 Greater Western Chapter Norma Nickerson Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research (SC441) University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 Hawaii Chapter Margaret A. Michels Island Heritage Publishing 99-880 Iwaena Street Aiea, HI 96701-3330 Northeastern States Chapter David West Temple University Tourism and Hospitality Management 316 Vivacqua Hall Philadelphia, PA 19122 South Central States Chapter J. Gary Ellis Compass Marketing 175 Northshore Place Gulf Shores, AL 36542 Texas Chapter Peter Tarlow Tourism & More, Inc. 1218 Merry Oaks College Station, TX 77840-2609 Washington DC Area Chapter Hugh C. Barton Arlington Convention and Visitors Service 2100 Clarendon Boulevard., Suite 318 Arlington, VA 22201