Social Media in Destination Choice: Distinctive Electronic Word-of-Mouth Dimensions

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 144-155

  Tham, Aaron ^a   Croy, Glen ^a   Mair, Judith ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

credibility; eWOM; information source; travel decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874614207     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2013.751272     Document Type: Article

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