Tourism Conventions And Event Management TCEM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Millennials, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers

• School: IUPUI
• Department: Tourism Conventions And Event Management
• Course: Tourism Conventions And Event Management TCEM 110
• Professor: Shonkweiler,104

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