Why do first-time and repeat visitors patronize a destination?

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-210

  Morais, Duarte B ^a   Lin, Chung Hsien ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Destination attachment; Destination image; Relationships; Transactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949341356     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548401003590443     Document Type: Article

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