A mediation model of tourists' repurchase intentions for packaged tour services

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-331

  He, Yanqun ^a   Song, Haiyan ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Packaged tour services; Perceived value; Repurchase intentions; Satisfaction; Service quality

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; MODEL; PERCEPTION; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 58149493016     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287508321206     Document Type: Article

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