The impact of tour quality and tourist satisfaction on tourist loyalty: The case of Chinese tourists in Korea

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1115-1124

  Lee, Sangjae ^a   Jeon, Sungil ^b   Kim, Doyoung ^c  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chinese tourists; Tour quality; Tour satisfaction; Tourist satisfaction structure model

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79955482505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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