Satisfying and delighting the rural tourists

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-408

  Loureiro, Sandra M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Customer delight; Loyalty; Rural tourism; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953098777     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2010.481580     Document Type: Article

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