A case study examining the influence of conference food function on attendee satisfaction and return intention at a corporate conference

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-230

  Kim, Yen Soon ^a   Lee, Yoon Young ^a   Love, Curtis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendee satisfaction; Conference food functions; Corporate conference; Return intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049163892     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15470140903178567     Document Type: Article

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