The Hedonic and Utilitarian Dimensions of Attendees' Attitudes Toward Festivals

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-294

  Gursoy, Dogan ^a   Spangenberg, Eric R ^a   Rutherford, Denney G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attendees' attitudes; festivals; hedonic and utilitarian attitudes; perceptions of festivals

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849147750     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348006287162     Document Type: Article

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