Exploring destination image, experience and revisit intention: A comparison of sport and non-sport tourist perceptions

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-259

  Chen, Nan ^a   Funk, Daniel C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Destination image; Revisit intention; Sport events; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960292135     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775085.2010.513148     Document Type: Article

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