The influence of a film on destination image and the desire to travel: A cross-cultural comparison

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-190

  Hudson, Simon ^a   Wang, Youcheng ^b   Gil, Sergio Moreno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Destination image; Film tourism; South America; Tourism marketing

Indexed keywords

IMAGE; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79951561556     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.808     Document Type: Article

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