Antecedents of tourists' loyalty to mauritius: The role and influence of destination image, place attachment, personal involvement, and satisfaction

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-356

  Prayag, Girish ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

destination image; loyalty; Mauritius; personal involvement; place attachment; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 84859087677     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287511410321     Document Type: Article

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