Examining the festival attributes that impact visitor experience, satisfaction and re-visit intention

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-333

  Cole, Shu Tian ^a   Chancellor, H Charles ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entertainment quality; Festival attributes; Satisfaction; Visitor experience quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449123262     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766709335831     Document Type: Article

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