Investigating resort loyalty: Impacts of the family life cycle

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-141

  Choi, Hye Yoon ^a   Lehto, Xinran ^a   Brey, Eric T ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Customer satisfaction and loyalty; Family life cycle stages; Resort consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650066110     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2011.530185     Document Type: Article

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