Towards a high-quality religious tourism marketing: The case of Hajj service in Saudi Arabia

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 509-522

  Eid, Riyad ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Hajj; Pilgrimage; Religious tourism; Saudi Arabia; Service marketing; SERVQUAL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874171814     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354212X13473157390849     Document Type: Article

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