An exploratory study was conducted into the criteria for the successful cooperative marketing of two countries' tourism industries and the opportunity for strategic alliances to be formed. Key variables in the decision-making process were identified, including country-pair destination elements and the nature of the origin target market. An examination of convergent validity across research techniques suggests that some key attributes may be situation specific.
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