Tourist Behavior Intentions and the Moderator Effect of Knowledge of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Case of La Sagrada Família

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 364-376

  Palau Saumell, Ramon ^a   Forgas Coll, Santiago ^a   Sánchez García, Javier ^b   Prats Planagumà, Lluís ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

employee displayed emotions; heritage building; tourist emotions; World Heritage Site

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; UNESCO; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84876067341     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287512465959     Document Type: Article

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