Developing the quality of a tourist experience product in the case of nature-based activity services

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-149

  Komppula, Raija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity services; Nature based tourist product; Product development; Service quality; Tourist product

Indexed keywords

EID: 48549086490     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250600667425     Document Type: Article

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