The relationship among tourists' involvement, place attachment and interpretation satisfaction in Taiwan's national parks

Tourism Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-156

  Hwang, Shiuh Nan ^a   Lee, Chuan ^a   Chen, Huei Ju ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interpretation service quality; Place attachment; Travelers' involvement

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; NATIONAL PARK; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 10444225467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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