Relationships Among Tourist Profile, Satisfaction and Destination Loyalty: Examining Empirical Evidences in Antalya Region of Turkey

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 506-540

  Ozdemir, Bahattin ^a   Aksu, Akin ^a   Ehtiyar, Rüya ^a   Çizel, Beykan ^a   Çizel, Rabia Bato ^a   Içigen, Ebru Tarcan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antalya; destination loyalty; tourist profile; tourist satisfaction; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863675945     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.626749     Document Type: Article

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