Destination image and its functional relationships

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 413-425

  Tasci, Asli D A ^a   Gartner, William C ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination image; Effects of image; Image determinants; Image development; Image management

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IMAGE PROCESSING; MARKETING;

EID: 34249782550     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507299569     Document Type: Review

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