Visitor Loyalty at a Private South Carolina Protected Area

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-346

  Weaver, David B ^a   Lawton, Laura J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

destination loyalty; ecotourism; private protected areas; repeat visitation; sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOTOURISM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTED AREA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954549498     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287510362920     Document Type: Article

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