Trait and image interaction. In ecotourism preference

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 779-801

  Krider, Robert E ^a   Arguello, Ariana ^b   Campbell, Colin ^a   Mora, José Domingo ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Destination image; Ecotourism; Interaction; Random coefficient model; Traits

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECOTOURISM; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 77952886426     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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