The value of destination loyalty: Myth or reality?

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-136

  Croes, Robertico ^a   Shani, Amir ^b   Walls, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination loyalty; Expenditures; Repeat visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954826471     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368620903455252     Document Type: Article

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