The effect of aesthetic-image value of travel expert blogs on the intention to travel: An exploratory study

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 657-665

  Tan, Wee Kheng ^a   Kuo, Chia Yu ^a  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aesthetic image value; intention; motivation; time management negotiation; tourism information sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884840433     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2013.840270     Document Type: Letter

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