ECOSERV Ecotourist's quality expectations

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-124

  Khan, Maryam ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecoserv; Ecotourists; Factor analysis; Service quality expectation

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FACTOR ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 0037270550     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-7383(02)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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