The effect of tourism services on travelers' quality of life

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-163

  Neal, Janet D ^a   Uysal, Muzaffer ^b   Sirgy, Joseph M ^c  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leisure satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Quality of life (QOL); Satisfaction with leisure life; Satisfaction with services; Travel services

Indexed keywords

MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURISM;

EID: 35348898937     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507303977     Document Type: Article

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