Destination image as a mediator between perceived risks and revisit intention: A case of post-disaster Japan

Tourism Management

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 382-393

  Chew, Elaine Yin Teng ^a   Jahari, Siti Aqilah ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Destination image; Intention to revisit; Perceived risk; Risky destination

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; FINANCE; RISK PERCEPTION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

JAPAN;

EID: 84884526859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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