The moderating role of past experience in the formation of a tourist destination's image and in tourists' behavioural intentions

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-127

  Rodríguez Molina, Miguel Ángel ^a   Frías Jamilena, Dolores María ^a   Castañeda García, Jose Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Affective image; Cognitive image; Destination image; Intention to recommend; Past experience; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; PERCEPTION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875489491     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2012.665045     Document Type: Article

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