Sport tourists' loyalty: A conceptual model

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 201-237

  Chen, Po Ju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antecedent; Event sport tourist; Exchange relationships; Loyalty; Trust; Zmet

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449122048     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775080701400620     Document Type: Article

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