Tourism destination image and visit intention: Examining the role of familiarity

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-187

  Yang, Jie ^a   Yuan, Binghui ^b   Hu, Ping ^c  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Saudau University   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Sem; Tourism destination image; Visit intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960486007     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160902910557     Document Type: Article

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