The perceived destination image of Hong Kong on Ctrip.com

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-140

  Leung, Daniel ^a   Law, Rob ^a   Lee, Hee Andy ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Destination image; Hong Kong; Mainland China; Online reviews

Indexed keywords

IMAGE; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; PERCEPTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 79951560527     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.803     Document Type: Article

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