The symmetric and asymmetric influences of destination attributes on overall visitor satisfaction

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-166

  Albayrak, Tahir ^a   Caber, Meltem ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attributes; Keywords: destination; Market segments; Satisfaction; The three factor theory

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SYMMETRY; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84875529801     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2012.682978     Document Type: Article

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