Measuring tourist satisfaction by attribute and motivation: The case of a nature-based resort

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-56

  Meng, Fang ^a   Tepanon, Yodmanee ^b   Uysal, Muzaffer ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

attribute importance and performance; motivation; regression analysis; resort; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249099850     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766707084218     Document Type: Article

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