Consumer involvement and psychological antecedents on eco friendly destinations: Willingness to pay more

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 262-283

  Amendah, Eklou ^a   Park, Jungkun ^b  

^a SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco friendly destination; Involvement; Uniqueness seeking; Variety seeking; Willingness to pay more

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849130362     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10507050801984859     Document Type: Article

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