Visitors’ perceptions of holiday experiences and service providers: An exploratory study

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-74

  Gyimóthy, Szilvia ^a  

^a Ministry of Science   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Facilitation; Holiday experiences; Holiday ideals; Learning; Perceived service quality; Realisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037879807     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v08n02_05     Document Type: Article

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