Examining the structural relationships of destination image, tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty: An integrated approach

Tourism Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 624-636

  Chi, Christina Geng Qing ^a   Qu, Hailin ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribute satisfaction; Destination image; Destination loyalty; Mediation; Structural equation modeling (SEM); Tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ARKANSAS; EUREKA COUNTY; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549163845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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