The impact of using non-media information sources on the future use of mass media information sources: The mediating role of expectations fulfillment

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1541-1554

  Seabra, Claudia ^a   Abrantes, Jose Luis ^a   Lages, Luis Filipe ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Information sources; Mass media; Services marketing; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 34548285407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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