An Importance-Performance Analysis of Dining Attributes: A Comparison of Individual and Packaged Tourists in Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 573-597

  Su, Ching Shu ^a,b  

^a JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

dining; importance performance analysis; tourism; tourist

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84880060250     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.695281     Document Type: Article

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