Measuring tourists' emotional experiences toward hedonic holiday destinations

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-526

  Hosany, Sameer ^a   Gilbert, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

destinations; emotions; intention to recommend; satisfaction; scale development; tourist experiences

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

LACUNA;

EID: 78650251020     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509349267     Document Type: Article

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