The love triangle: Loyal relationships among providers, customers, and their friends

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-386

  Morais, Duarte B ^a   Kerstetter, Deborah L ^a   Yarnal, Careen M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brand communities; Customer loyalty; Resource investments

Indexed keywords

TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 33645751926     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287505282955     Document Type: Article

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