The perceived value of the rural tourism stay and its effect on rural tourist behaviour

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1045-1065

  Peña, Ana Isabel Polo ^a   Jamilena, Dolores María Frías ^a   Molina, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

loyalty; perceived value; rural tourism; satisfaction; scale; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84869752107     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.667108     Document Type: Review

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