Factors influencing state association planners' overall satisfaction with a convention experience

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 65-80

  Choi, Jeong Ja ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convention planners; Overall satisfaction; Repeat intention; State associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749104686     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J452v06n04_05     Document Type: Article

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