Evaluating hotel animation programs at Mediterranean sun-and-sea resorts: An impact-asymmetry analysis

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 688-696

  Mikulić, Josip ^a   Prebežac, Darko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Guest satisfaction; Hotel animation programs; Impact asymmetry analysis; Three factor theory

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SPORT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 78650978664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.05.026     Document Type: Article

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