Image, satisfaction and loyalty - The case of Cape Town

Anatolia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-224

  Prayag, Girish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Destination image; Tourist satisfaction; Visitor loyalty

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 62149150945     PISSN: 13032917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2008.9687069     Document Type: Article

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