Taking a "Peak" at Leisure Travelers' Positive Emotions

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-135

  Mitas, Ondrej ^a   Yarnal, Careen ^b   Adams, Reginald ^b   Ram, Nilam ^b  

^a NHTV BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

growth models; leisure travel; mature adults; positive emotions; tourism

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859570754     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2012.652503     Document Type: Article

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