Determinants of online booking loyalties for the purchasing of airline tickets

Tourism Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-31

  Llach, Josep ^a   Marimon, Frederic ^b   Alonso Almeida, María del Mar ^c   Bernardo, Merce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airline industry; E Quality; Hedonic; Loyalty; Perceived value

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; HEDONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869869921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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