A cross national study of golf tourists' satisfaction

Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-45

  Moital, Miguel ^a   Dias, Nuno Ricardo ^b   Machado, Danielle F C ^c  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Golf tourism; Lisbon; Logistic regression; Quality; Satisfaction; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876722904     PISSN: 2212571X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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