Understanding the relationships between perceived travel experiences, overall satisfaction, and destination loyalty

Anatolia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-347

  Kim, Aise Kyoungjin ^a   Brown, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

destination loyalty; destination product development; nature based destinations; tourist experiences; tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84868687467     PISSN: 13032917     EISSN: 21566909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2012.696272     Document Type: Article

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