Destination evaluation: The role of previous travel experience and trip characteristics

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-344

  Weaver, Pamela A ^a   Weber, Karin ^b   Mccleary, Ken W ^a  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Canonical analysis; Destination evaluation; Hong Kong; Previous travel experience; Satisfaction; Service quality; Trip characteristics; Value

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33846479396     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287506292702     Document Type: Article

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