Ecotourists' loyalty: Will they tell about the destination or will they return?

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-103

  Rivera, Manuel Antonio ^a,b   Croes, Robertico ^b  

^a Universidad del Este   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Customer satisfaction; Ecotourists; Galapagos Islands; Word of mouth

Indexed keywords

COST; DECISION MAKING; ECOTOURISM; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

EID: 77953922491     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040902795964     Document Type: Article

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