Assessment of factors influencing destination image using a multiple regression model

Tourism Review

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Tasci, Asli D a ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Destination image; Image determinants; Image model; Multiple regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953970265     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/16605370780000311     Document Type: Article

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