Assessing holiday satisfaction of Australian travellers in Vietnam: An application of the HOLSAT model

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-246

  Truong, Thuy Huong ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Expectation; Experience; Holiday satisfaction; HOLSAT model; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

MODELING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 33644621801     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660500309572     Document Type: Article

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