Tourism experiences in a lifestyle destination setting: The roles of involvement and place attachment

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 696-700

  Gross, Michael J ^a   Brown, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Involvement; Lifestyle; Place attachment; Tourism experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747347580     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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