Toward an identification of elements contributing to satisfaction with the tourism experience

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-39

  Maunier, Cécile ^a   Camelis, Christéle ^a  

^a Maître de conférences Sciences de gestion   (France)

Author keywords

Critical incident technique; destination; dissatisfaction; satisfaction; tourism experiences; tourism services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873818402     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766712468733     Document Type: Article

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