The impact of satisfaction judgment on behavioral intentions: An investigation of golf travelers

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-59

  Hutchinson, Joe ^a   Wang, Youcheng ^a   Lai, Fujun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributes; Behavioral intentions; Destination marketing; Golf travelers; Information; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849158399     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766709356203     Document Type: Article

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