Development of a multi-dimensional scale for measuring food tourist motivations

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-71

  Kim, Young H ^a   Goh, Ben K ^b   Yuan, Jingxue Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food event; Food tourism; Instrument development; Motivation; Push and pull factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649091937     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15280080903520568     Document Type: Article

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