Expectation, motivation, and attitude: A tourist behavioral model

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-296

  Hsu, Cathy H C ^a   Cai, Liping A ^b,c   Li, Mimi ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavioral model; Chinese tourists; Expectation; Motivation

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77954608769     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509349266     Document Type: Article

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