Factors influencing repeat visits to a destination: The influence of group composition

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 862-870

  Campo Martínez, Sara ^a   Garau Vadell, Joan B ^b   Martínez Ruiz, María Pilar ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Global image; Group composition; Prior experience; Repeat visit; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 77955428920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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