Identifying dimensions of tourist satisfaction for a cultural destination: The case of longhouses in Sarawak (Borneo)

International Journal of Business and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-82

  Voon, Boo Ho ^a   Lee, Nagarajah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cultural destination; Longhouses; Sarawak; Tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749279621     PISSN: 15116670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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