Tourists' evaluations of destination image, satisfaction, and future behavioral intentions-the case of mauritius

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 836-853

  Prayag, Girish ^a  

^a SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Destination image; Factor analysis; Future behavior; Mauritius; Overall image; Revisit intention; Satisfaction; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649156296     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548400903358729     Document Type: Article

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