The role of tourists' emotional experiences and satisfaction in understanding behavioral intentions

Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-127

  Prayag, Girish ^a   Hosany, Sameer ^b   Odeh, Khaled ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Destination experiences; Petra; Satisfaction; Tourists' emotions; World heritage site

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881360795     PISSN: 2212571X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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