Social network for the choice of tourist destination: Attitude and behavioural intention

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-76

  Di Pietro, Loredana ^a   Di Virgilio, Francesca ^a   Pantano, Eleonora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; E word of mouth communication; Social networks; Technology Acceptance Model (TAM); Tourist behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869216665     PISSN: 17579880     EISSN: 17579899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17579881211206543     Document Type: Article

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