The impact of values, environmental concern, and willingness to accept economic sacrifices to protect the environment on tourists’ intentions to buy ecologically sustainable tourism alternatives

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 278-288

  Hedlund, Therese ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

environmental concern; sustainable tourism; vacation choices; values; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856337224     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1467358411423330     Document Type: Article

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