Tourist loyalty to tour operator: Effects of price promotions and tourist effort

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-326

  Campo, Sara ^a   Yagüe, María J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Perceived quality; Price promotions; Price searches; Satisfaction; Tour operator loyalty

Indexed keywords

TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38149089609     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507303975     Document Type: Article

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