The Holiday happiness curve: A preliminary investigation into mood during a holiday abroad

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-290

  Nawijn, Jeroen ^a,b  

^a NHTV BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Life satisfaction; Mood of the day; Tourist experiences

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77954447130     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.756     Document Type: Article

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